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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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"Nobody and nowhere will be safe": Experts say we can't hide from climate change (www.salon.com)
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[–] kowanatsi 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The majority will get eaten. Who is gonna clean, cook, deliver, drive them about?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That will remain just as is today - their workers will be offered meaningless money (to buy things like water from them, or some other resource under their control). They will also get payed/kept alive to to keep others from eating the rich.

Its exactly the same as today, resource & production hoarders (billionaires, kings, etc) don't make any sense at all, that's why so much effort is needed to keep that status as is. Ofc it would be better for humanity for us all to live more equal lives, have the option to work at what each of us is the best at, etc.

What will get them eaten are things like population collapse (like 90+% of us finally wiped out).

[–] blazeknave 3 points 10 months ago

Nope. They get quality of life for protecting fascism. Just like private security does today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think you underestimate the impact of technological progress.

Back in the day, you needed an army who could betray you. Tomorrow, you can deploy a fleet of self-governing robots to kill thousands. Of course, only accessible to the rich.

For ordinary folk, the future is looking grim indeed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So you are saying we need Skynet as our lord and savior?

I've been saying that for ye years!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not at all

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well, I welecome Shodan as my daily planner.