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We should just sit back wait for solutions to climate change to become profitable enough for the owner-class to act. Nothing to worry about. I'm sure they will

by yesbut 5y ago

We should just sit back wait for solutions to climate change to become profitable enough for the owner-class to act. Nothing to worry about. I'm sure they will figure it out before it is too late. If only they had been made aware of this problem earlier. The market will solve this in no time.

taurath 5y ago
We should just enshrine into law that we won’t bail them out this time
- jacquesm 5y ago
  You won't have to, they'll be fine and you'll be gone.
lisper 5y ago
> I'm sure they will figure it out before it is too late. It's already too late.
- ffwszgf 5y ago
  If it’s already too late we have no reason to worry about it anymore. Climate activists need to find a new job
  - tejohnso 5y ago
    I think that's actually a rational position to take. We've already blown past 1.5 degrees C if you use the original 1750 baseline and 2 degrees C is already baked into the atmosphere. Short of some massively scaled up energy reflectance or capture / storage technology, implemented quickly, we're headed for extreme consequences. Note that we are already experiencing relatively mild consequences such as sudden human deaths in the dozens or hundreds, home loss, small species habitat loss, destruction of entire villages or small towns, etc. The mainstream is starting to accept attribution of these things to global warming now. Interestingly, before the IPCC was formed their precursor had set the magic number at 1.0 degrees C. Then IPCC set it to 1.5 degrees C. Then they moved the goalpost by changing the baseline from pre-industrial 1750 to 1900 (or maybe 1850). Personally, I'm not a fan of arbitrary numbers anyway. I prefer to look at significant events. For me, the big slap in the face will come when we see an ice free arctic ocean.
foxes 5y ago
Might need an /s on that.
- yesbut 5y ago
  Pretty sad that a post like mine actually requires the /s around here. These people drinking too much Ayn Rand koolaid.

by yesbut 5y ago

taurath 5y ago

We should just enshrine into law that we won’t bail them out this time

jacquesm 5y ago
You won't have to, they'll be fine and you'll be gone.

lisper 5y ago

> I'm sure they will figure it out before it is too late. It's already too late.

ffwszgf 5y ago
If it’s already too late we have no reason to worry about it anymore. Climate activists need to find a new job
- tejohnso 5y ago
  I think that's actually a rational position to take. We've already blown past 1.5 degrees C if you use the original 1750 baseline and 2 degrees C is already baked into the atmosphere. Short of some massively scaled up energy reflectance or capture / storage technology, implemented quickly, we're headed for extreme consequences. Note that we are already experiencing relatively mild consequences such as sudden human deaths in the dozens or hundreds, home loss, small species habitat loss, destruction of entire villages or small towns, etc. The mainstream is starting to accept attribution of these things to global warming now. Interestingly, before the IPCC was formed their precursor had set the magic number at 1.0 degrees C. Then IPCC set it to 1.5 degrees C. Then they moved the goalpost by changing the baseline from pre-industrial 1750 to 1900 (or maybe 1850). Personally, I'm not a fan of arbitrary numbers anyway. I prefer to look at significant events. For me, the big slap in the face will come when we see an ice free arctic ocean.

foxes 5y ago

Might need an /s on that.

yesbut 5y ago
Pretty sad that a post like mine actually requires the /s around here. These people drinking too much Ayn Rand koolaid.