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1. declan+fk[view] [source] 2024-01-27 18:24:31
>>onnnon+(OP)
Weird. I used to worry about climate change and now I don’t. I guess the world has a way of finding its equilibrium.

I do however worry about the accidental introduction of invasive species and diseases, which seems to be accelerating (see: citrus greening disease).

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2. johnea+vO[view] [source] 2024-01-27 21:43:01
>>declan+fk
> Weird. I used to worry about climate change and now I don’t.

That's funny! I was going to start my post with the exact same sentence!

But for a totally different reason: I'm now convinced that there is no stopping the massive destruction of the natural environemnt. A much MUCH bigger problem than that of the climate alone.

I'm not a "doomer", I'm a "realist". It's clear at this point that the world's ownership class is NOT going to allow any significant mitigation of petroleum use.

The situation will continue unabated until all of the worst predictions, and many more not foreseen, come to bear.

So, I've learned to take this in stride, like with gun ownership: most gun deaths in the US are suicide. As more and more gun owners shoot themselves, this is the only mitigation to this crisis.

This will be the same for industrial distruction of our environment, including the climate. The only way it's going to mitigate is when the natural consequences come to bear and destroy a good part of the world population.

Of course, there's always "citrus greening disease" to worry about 8-)

The excuses people are willing to tell themselves will prevent any meaningful responce to the crisis... Thus, the natural consequences will occur...

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3. tempes+hE1[view] [source] 2024-01-28 07:40:49
>>johnea+vO
I agree with a fair bit of this, except that I'm not convinced the consequences to humans will be as dire as the loss of a good part of the global population. If we're counting animal species though, then maybe.
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4. 9dev+EI1[view] [source] 2024-01-28 08:38:34
>>tempes+hE1
Just you wait, the effects are subtle and interlinked. If the bees eventually go extinct (which is happening right now), most plant species on earth will cease to exist. This includes fruit trees, but also a boundless number of plants animals need as food sources; animals that have other responsibilities in their ecosystems, like fertilizing the soil, transporting nutrients, and devouring vermin. Earth is inhabitable without a functioning ecosystem, and humans are about to learn that. We’re taking it apart piece by piece, until the cascade cannot be stopped anymore. It cannot be overstated how dangerous the current situation is.
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5. thelas+7K1[view] [source] 2024-01-28 08:54:29
>>9dev+EI1
“Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”

https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995

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6. quickt+302[view] [source] 2024-01-28 11:38:50
>>thelas+7K1
Let’s write the final score on the earth in giant digits so it can be immortalized.
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