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It's "watershed" because that was the number chosen at Paris. There's nothing scientifically significant about 1.5 or 2.0. They're just numbers that sit along t
by Lendal 5y ago
It's "watershed" because that was the number chosen at Paris. There's nothing scientifically significant about 1.5 or 2.0. They're just numbers that sit along the continuous path from here to whatever hellscape sits at the bottom of this human-created extinction event we've set into motion. I guess the people at Paris were all very optimistic and thought humanity could actually do something to avoid hitting 1.5. They were wrong.
- the-dude 5y agoHave they tried dancing?
- newsbinator 5y agoIf they were clever, they would have chosen a number they're pretty sure we'll hit as a watershed number. That way the year we hit it, everybody panics and circles the wagons, to avoid hitting the real, higher number which is actually our doom.
- mywittyname 5y agoMore likely, we hit it, look around and see that nothing has change, and keep going. Second most likely, we hit it, look around and see the devastation that has been wrought, and the people living in relatively safe zones institute military-backed authoritarian governments who are charged with keeping migrates from effected regions from coming in, and seizing what little available resources remain from weaker, neighboring states.