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The human way: could easily prevent something but doesn't and then panic reacts to try and avoid the consequences once they've arrived.
by bmitc 5y ago
The human way: could easily prevent something but doesn't and then panic reacts to try and avoid the consequences once they've arrived.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoWe also conveniently forget the many disasters averted, like Y2K, while we hand-wring about the latest bad news and dire predictions.
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- DangitBobby 5y agoThe reaction to Climate Change seems to be more along the lines of "pretend it doesn't exist" or "I'd rather die than change my lifestyle" than "let's hire a bunch of software developers to make sure this crisis doesn't end society as we know it".
- DoreenMichele 5y agoYou are the 2nd person to dismiss my Y2K example as irrelevant. The other one was deleted before I could reply. Look up the Kuwaiti oil fires. They were supposed to burn for years and cause a global environmental disaster. We put them out in under a year and it has been essentially forgotten.
- DangitBobby 5y agoOkay, well we aren't putting out the metaphorical fire is my point. I wasn't trying to say Y2K isn't relevant, I'm just trying to say we understood what had to be done and did it. You can point to examples of disaster being averted, but that has no impact on the reality of Climate Change and our inaction towards it. Just because everything has turned out fine in the past doesn't mean it will this time, especially not how things are going now.
- ctvo 5y agoCan you elaborate on how easy it is? I’m ignorant about the space, but global coordination (agreeing to reduce carbon emission) of any kind seems quite challenging.
- missedthecue 5y agoWhat's easier for one person to do if they believe sea-level rise threatens their life? 1. Coordinate global action among 200+ countries to immedietely end the use of carbon emissive activities 2. Rent a u-haul and sign an apartment lease in a couple hundreds miles away
- WaxedChewbacca 5y ago
- bmitc 5y agoHuman as in humanity.
- hedora 5y agoThe last two wild fire seasons made it clear that, for (2), you'll need to move a lot further than a few hundred miles to avoid climate change. Most of the US will have severe (the type that kill people) climate issues according to current projections.