On: The loneliest plant in the world (2011)

[Gravityloss]

Metaphorical of humanity.

This is also why we can't have old trees in the cities. During the many human generations, there will always be someone who will destroy them - and it will only take one.

[lotsofmangos → Gravityloss]

London manages surprisingly well on that score, including a yew estimated at 2000 years old. https://foursquare.com/kevan/list/the-great-trees-of-london

[Gravityloss → lotsofmangos]

That gives a good civilized image of the city.

[schiffern → Gravityloss]

Subtracting out the genetic information being lost due to extinctions and lost diversity, I wonder if the current "information revolution" is actually a period marked by an overall destruction of information?