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"Emergency" in the public consciousness is a heart attack or a fire. Applying the word to something that operates over such long time scales just isn't going to
by nsxwolf 6y ago
"Emergency" in the public consciousness is a heart attack or a fire. Applying the word to something that operates over such long time scales just isn't going to work.
- DangitBobby 6y agoThere just isn't a good word for "immediate and drastic action is needed to slow or hopefully reverse the catalysts of what will already be severe, society collapsing series of events over many decades." We don't live long enough for our brains to fully appreciate a crisis which evolves so slowly, even if we trust the people who are doing research on it.