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* My problem isn't that they think plants can do that, but that after it was over no one seemed at all afraid of plants. I mean the main characters still kept plants in their house after the big event.
** In real life, humanity would essentially declare war on plants, destroying every park in the world, harvesting food being done by specially trained people in air-tight scuba suits, consolidating population in cities where plants are outlawed, and probably just setting forests on fire just to be safe.
** Hell, we'd probably build domed cities where all food products are [[Soylent Green|artificial]] or originating from animals. Plants absolutely necessary for food production would probably be subjected to containment procedures rivaling the [[
* Ok, plants suddenly evolve the ability to emit neurotoxin because humans are harming them. That's stupid, but whatever. But ''all'' plants? Why the hell would some plants want to turn against us? Humanity devotes massive amounts of time and energy to care for many species of plants, ensuring they have good soil, are pest-free, and are always watered. We've even ensured that some species will never go extinct due to seeds being stored in underground bunkers in case of doomsday scenarioes. Frankly, for some plants, they've never had a better friend than humanity - so why the hell would they screw up that cushy deal by killing us all?
** Group pressure? Coercion? Maybe the plants will have a civil war in the future, who knows...
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