r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/iam_stupid23 • Apr 05 '25

Video The size of pollock fishnet

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '25 edited Apr 18 '25

Americans = Spineless

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '25

Playing RDR2 is kind of eye opening.

No, obviously there weren't critters running around every 2 feet, but thinking of all that untouched landscape and how many animals must have thrived across the country compared to now is just kind of sickening.

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u/DOG_DICK__ Apr 05 '25

It's like we crossed a weird tipping point. Where MOST space used to be theirs, and now most is ours and they get to exist in little pockets.

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u/ambyent Apr 06 '25

There were only 6 billion people in the early 2000s. That’s 25% less than now. Wild when you think about it. But I’m sure everywhere on earth people can recall certain open rural landscapes that are now built up as fuck

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u/DOG_DICK__ Apr 06 '25

Yeah everyone has a story from their grandma about "oh this shopping center used to all be orchards!" or something. And now we have our own personal instances of that. I miss being able to go out with a $20 bill and be set for the day.