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dang ◴[] No.44463006[source]
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integricho ◴[] No.44461280[source]
It does not sound like a subtle signal or warning about crossing a threshold, more like a we are already past the point of no return and now we can just sit back and watch as the apocalypse unfolds, first row seats for all recent generations.
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delusional ◴[] No.44461302[source]
Climate advocates in general try to avoid implying that we've already crossed a threshold, as that breeds hopelessness.

They want decisive and ambitious action, you can't get that if we all turn to doomerism.

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anon-3988 ◴[] No.44461316[source]
For me its very clear that something will happen given that we fundamentally will never give up our lifestyle. I am not even talking about the ultra rich lifestyle, but lets say the bottom 70% of the world's population.
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smt88 ◴[] No.44461492[source]
We don't need to give up our lifestyle. We could switch to renewables, which would create jobs and save money in the process.

The reasons we haven't done this are because China and India are hungrily industrializing, and the Republican Party in the US is captured by fossil fuel companies.

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1. padjo ◴[] No.44462469[source]
Look at per capita and historical emissions. The problem isn’t India and china, the problem is western greed.