extinctionism
nounUK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)nɪzəm/
Etymology From extinction + -ism.
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The belief that only the extinction of humanity will lead to the recovery of the Earth's environment.
- Philosopher Patricia MacCormack, who proudly dons the mantles of antinatalism and human extinctionism, finds herself “ambivalent about pessimism,” which she correctly regards as an overly masculine discourse.2018, Joseph Packer, Ethan Stoneman, A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture, Penn State Press, →ISBN:
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Video games The additional challenge, in playing a roguelike game, of killing all creatures to extinction.
- Related terms
- extinctionist, antinatalism, efilism, longtermism, promortalism, VHEMT