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It is disappointing to see some people thinking this is not a big deal. Please don't spread that kind of misinformation. We had multiple highways closed over s
by iainctduncan 5y ago
It is disappointing to see some people thinking this is not a big deal. Please don't spread that kind of misinformation.
We had multiple highways closed over southern BC, many roads down, power outages, municipalities evacuated, and tons of homes flooded in towns and cities all over southern BC. This is affecting a hell of a lot more than whether we can get to the rest of the country by road. There is almost no one who is not impacted. I'm on Vancouver Island and houses are having their basements flood, conking out heaters. Meritt is evacuated. The Malahat highway was closed. Ferries were cancelled. Various roads are GONE. Like - the asphalt is now in a river. Folks are getting airlifted out of highways by military copters.
This is unprecedented bad shit here - don't minimize it.
- gjs278 5y agoit’ll be fine
- time_to_smile 5y agoHN has long declared itself an "Everything is Fine" zone. While you are here it is important to remember that "Everything is Fine". Suggesting that things might not be fine is a good pathway to being flagged or at least downvoted. Since everything is fine, the only motivation you would have for suggesting it's not, is to create trouble for political reasons, which is clearly against HN guidelines. It's pretty clear that Everything is Fine because most of us have invested our lives on future prosperity. We're working hard on tough problems because tomorrow will be far brighter than today. The funding our companies receive is based on the promise of future economic growth. If it were some how the case that everything was not fine (and again, to be crystal clear, Everything is Fine), then many people here would be thrown into a very uncomfortable emotional place, since it would call into question nearly all of our assumptions about the world that give us meaning. But of course we are comfortable, because Everything is Fine. Are their problems? Of course! Otherwise we wouldn't need startups and we wouldn't need VC funding. If you see a problem the answer is simple: why not find the solution and pitch it in the next YC round? All problems are just opportunities for startup disruption, waiting to be solved. They're exciting! So don't worry too much, and most importantly, remember that Everything is Fine.
- iainctduncan 5y agoon point.
- robotresearcher 5y agoIt's only a handful of months since we were hearing about unprecedented 45C+ temperatures and towns burning down in minutes edit: looked it up: peak of 49.6°C (121°F) June 29 2021, Lytton, BC. That's Death Valley/Saudi Arabia temps, in a place full of trees on a major river, above 50°N.
- iainctduncan 5y agoSeriously. It hit nearly 50 and then Lytton BURNED DOWN. And now Merritt is IN A RIVER. Frankly, it's terrifying for people here with any scientific literacy.