I think we're fucked. Human nature, slow governments, apathy and disbelief mean we will not overcome climate change.
Best brace for the impacts in all practical ways. It will not go away and will only get worse.
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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I hate being a doomer but yup we're unbelievably fucked. Anyone want to guillotine some rich folk with me on the way out?
Hell yeah!
I hear that makes the meat taste worse.
what a suprise the people going to climate meetings on their private jets where they make eachother feel good about themselves are not helping the climate
Oh boy I can't wait for hard decarbonization. Yee haw.
Is that when carbon based life goes extinct?
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Yes but only the weird lanky monkeys.
Sadly, I don't think we're the only animals that will disappear.
What is that? Like, carbon emissions stop because of general supply chain collapse? Or we all get together and figure out a way to make massive diamond blocks from the CO2 in a hurry?
When you are making very difficult life and death decisions regarding resources for your family, remember your conservative neighbors did this. And they did it gleefully.
you can 'expand' local production to decrease reliance on foreign sources and still also decrease overall consumption.
The issue is that especially oil is a globally traded commodity. So increasing local production means you buy less from abroad and that means lower prices, so others are more likely to buy it.
Also the money can be used to invest into green infrastructure as well.