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IMO the choice is between choosing to reduce consumption or being forced to by megadeaths, probably we only have a little choice in the degree in which either h
by Scarblac 8y ago
IMO the choice is between choosing to reduce consumption or being forced to by megadeaths, probably we only have a little choice in the degree in which either happens. Technology may help a little with the first.
- solotronics 8y agoI just don't see how anyone will choose to lower consumption even to save themselves. Just look at how China is cannibalizing their environment for short term growth.
- PeterisP 8y agoAt least some people consider that it's plausible to choose between other people far away reducing consumption or those other people far away experiencing megadeaths. I mean, megadeaths in poor third world coastal regions won't necessarily force people in New York to reduce consumption. If (for example) sea level rise starts threatening New York directly, then it can afford Netherlands-style solutions that somewhat mitigate the local consequences.