Now now, upon reflecting what you said, we were talking about different approaches of similar but not the same things.
- The biosphere will change. (Yes, we agreed on that, it would be dishonest to afirm something different, glad no one did)
- It is possible to survive underground with current technology (Yes, it is not only possible but happening right now. I do not think you refuted that)
The variable that appear to be the reason of the divergence appears to be time.
- It is easy to to this within a short timeframe with our current technology? Not within our current parameters
Looking at the problem of saving human lives (let us say that most of other life forms will perish), within our current operational timeframe, it is indeed a grim situation.
However, and i think this is where our parameters of “acceptable” differ in a significant way, what i consider a scenario of “doom” is not the same of what Arsia may consider (or you).
Doom is usually a strong word. (condemn to certain destruction or death. / death, destruction, or some other terrible fate)
There is a lot of ambiguity on what everyone consider a terrible fate, so i will present my perspective and i hope this will clarify my arguments.
- Have the Triglavians caused mass death at the planets of non combatants? No reports so far.
- Is it possible to save the non-human life at the planets? Do not know, would move them to “less tragic cost” compared to humans.
- Is it possible to have human life at the planets with such drastic modifications? Yes. Period.
- Before those conditions are met, will a lot of people die? Within current parameters, yes.
And that is my line of reasoning. While I consider that "if people manage to live, same ammount of the original or not, then it is not doom for existance is possible. (if it is desirable is another matter). Changes in ecosystems are something to adapt to, not the final fate of the people.
I am coming to comprehend that those are parameters not shared by a lot of people.
So, returning to the facts at hand.
- Yes there are changes to the ecosystem
- If no new elements present themselves, it will change the lives of those who remain a lot until/if they adapt to the new situation
- So far, no mass death of non-combatants have been reported
Moving away from the facts, here are some conjectures and personal preferences
- The Triglavians have studied how our biological matter behaves. (Fact) I expect them to have the tools to provide some degree of safety for all forms of life at the planets (Conjecture). I would prefer that for those non-combatants that did not sign for the job of assimilation, would be provided ways to either leave, or have their lives with as few impacts as possible, much like the conquer of systems by Militias of the Factional Warfare (personal preference)
- Should the Triglavians prove themselves mass murderers of non-combatants (elimination of life, i give some room for transformation of it for those interested), i would, most likely, favour ENDECOM efforts, for at least CONCORD’s cage kinda help keep people alive, and as low as their Social Capital is right now, i prefer that there is something instead of nothing. (I will not digress by pointing out how their actions/inactions provide space for the sistemic elimination/suffering of certain elements within our cluster)
So, with this i hope that my points will be more clear (i would not dare to imply they are agreeable) and that my conception of Doom is not the same from Arsia, and why i argued what i argued, with intellectual honesty.