bc in a lot of ways I feel we're at a point of no return that demands dramatic projects of ecosystem restoration/creation and mitigation of the damage caused by the heating that's already occurring

what bothers me is less the specific arguments about whether or not to call these animals "dire wolves" and more the general attitudes people have about nature, ecosystem restoration, climate change, etc

I need to read up on shit bc there's a throughline w transness here bc ofc there always is. about development and treating biology as destiny

like, phenotype is the wholeee makeup of an organism. not just aesthetic characteristics.

tbh theres also a throughline in here bc im seeing people invoke some kind of appeal to genetic purity of species "its not a true dire wolf, its only a phenotypically modified grey wolf!"

because of course you can't be autistic or disabled and be at all attractive or feminine or generally put together

more to do. to have a place for myself

still lingering sense of unrootedness. maybe