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the idea that over time knowledge is lost about the state of the natural world, because people don't perceive changes that are actually taking place
The theory of shifting baselines was first elucidated by scientists exploring urban children's perception of nature in 1995.
Shifting baselines syndrome applies to entire ecosystems.
