Indeed, but don't underestimate the value of buying time, especially when it's measured in centuries. That gives us time to transition our economies away from f

Indeed, but don't underestimate the value of buying time, especially when it's measured in centuries. That gives us time to transition our economies away from fossil fuels, time to develop more efficient agriculture and industry, perhaps even the holy grail of clean energy - fusion power. In theory it also buys us time to migrate more slowly away from the coast, or deploy carbon sequestration technologies, or build sea walls. All of which may get easier with more advanced technology. But I don't have much faith in humans doing that if we move the consequences further out into the future. We're so collectively short-sighted as a species.