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I wonder when we in the West will stop portraying Global Climate Shift as a math problem with a findable solution and start treating it as an unavoidable change
by classicsnoot 9y ago
I wonder when we in the West will stop portraying Global Climate Shift as a math problem with a findable solution and start treating it as an unavoidable change in the rules of the Game of Life. Up until this point, every "solution" has been veiled attempts by entities to expropriate market share from petro-chemical interests. I think the mostly worthless political back and forth will die down when the effects of GCS become easily distinguishable from extreme weather events that affect regions previously underpopulated.
I realize that the above paragraph will cause knee jerk reactions, but I stand by my belief that GCS is unavoidable. We cannot go back to some pre-industrial equilibrium as there never was one. Climate has always shifted; humanity exists in a Great Global Warm period in the long history of our shared planet. Our industrial endeavours have exacerbated a system in natural flux, causing dramatic shifts that were inevitable but are now happening faster. The true fuck of it all is that regardless of whether or not my thesis is correct OR the Global Warming Can Be Reversed crowd is right, the threat of pandemics, astrological events, and cultural disasters (societal decay, war, tide pods) is just as relevant. Regardless of your personal belief, I think it is readily apparent that planning for inevitable catastrophe is a better long term bet than praying for salvation through solar panels and coal powered cars.