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It seems like you’re assuming our current culture stays constant. I’m pretty sure it’s going to change quite drastically after we have our first million+ death
by ericd 5y ago
It seems like you’re assuming our current culture stays constant. I’m pretty sure it’s going to change quite drastically after we have our first million+ death heat wave. It’s going to suddenly seem a hell of a lot more tacky to be driving a huge Chevy Tahoe.
Which is to say that things that seem impossible politically might suddenly become very politically possible.
- HPsquared 5y agoIronically in such a heat wave, lots of people would likely take shelter in their air conditioned cars.
- ericd 5y agoA lot of the people in a lot of the places likely to have those don’t have cars with AC.
- HPsquared 5y agoEither way the actions people will take for adaptation/mitigation are often at odds with the "prevention" path. Similarly, building flood defences would be expected to require a lot of steel and concrete, which are energy and carbon intensive. I suppose people in more marginal circumstances will need to make some tough decisions.