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I'm curious how you picture the scenarios in which humanity doesn’t survive even +10F average over the next 200 years? Let’s also say a population of several bi

by dahdum 7y ago

I'm curious how you picture the scenarios in which humanity doesn’t survive even +10F average over the next 200 years? Let’s also say a population of several billion. I see the sentiment often, even in journalism, and I don’t see a realistic path even absent the inevitable new technology.

gambiting 7y ago
Right, so I don't think we would completely die out. As always with almost any catastrophe, there would always be small pockets of humans surviving somewhere and I think it's reasonable to say they would rebuild eventually. I'm just thinking that if the oxygen levels drop a few percent that won't kill us, but it will start affecting our cognitive levels - so I'm imagining that those who can afford it will just carry portable oxygen bottles with them. Offices/homes will be equipped with oxygen disperses through the ventilation systems, just so we can feel "normal". I imagine that would cause massive unrest with people who cannot afford this. But hey, this is just speculation. Maybe we will find a technological solution long before this happens.