The article discusses the instinct of self-preservation amidst various environmental threats, particularly focusing on a community's adaptation to the declining health of local lakes. Despite witnessing the negative changes, such as toxic algae blooms from pollution, the locals have grown accustomed to the lakes' poor condition, losing the initial alarm that such deterioration would typically evoke. This adaptation may reflect a broader societal trend where ongoing environmental issues become normalized, reducing the perceived urgency for action and change.
"We, the people in the towns surrounding the lakes, have witnessed this process of eutrophication... The lakes have gone from being recreational gems to smelly and unsafe receptacles for our chemicals."
"Self-preservation is a basic instinct humans share with other sentient beings. Real or perceived threats to our survival trigger a sympathetic nervous system response..."
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