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[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

For me American prison sounds a lot worse than whatever comes from climate change, so personally I'd pick that.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 13 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

For now. Give it a few decades when the effects of climate change start forcing people out of their homes, cause widespread crop failure, kill thousands with heatwaves and storms, etc.

If you're choice is between

  1. losing your home, starving to death, or in some way dying in the streets

Or

  1. losing your home, starving to death, or in some way dying in the streets after holding those responsible to account a la the adjuster

More and more people will choose option 2.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean even thinking that that'd be the actual situation for me where I live in few decades vs. spending those few decades and rest of my life in American prison, it's going to be a very easy decision for me

I mean, come on. Uncertain future some decades ago vs the certainty that I'm rotting in an American prison for the rest of my life starting now. Easiest decision of my life

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It very well could be the rest of your life in both cases.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes and that still gives me some decades before something might happen vs spending those decades and the rest of my life in American prison. I mean have you really considered the options here lol

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I think you've misunderstood. I'm talking about the choice that people make when these effects start happening, not a choice now. Of course most people aren't opting to get violent yet, there backs aren't yet against the wall.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

In that case I wouldn't worry about either choice if it's decades away. I'd wait and see how bad it gets before making the decision.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Sure. But my whole point is that we're headed in that direction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

We are. But it's just American prisons are so horrific that you'll really want to wait and see how bad it gets before choosing to put yourself in one.