3 ms·
> The problem is that currently, the people in power to change things won’t really be affected by global warming - they have enough money to buy their way out
by guerrilla 4y ago
> The problem is that currently, the people in power to change things won’t really be affected by global warming - they have enough money to buy their way out of it.
No, this assumes that civilization won't collapse. Their money means nothing if industrial society breaks down due to the catastrophic consequences of climate change. States are what enforce property rights and states fall apart as soon as the food runs out.
- Nextgrid 4y agoI don't believe it'll collapse in these people's lifetimes though. It'll take another couple generations for that to become an existential threat.
- guerrilla 4y agoAre the Heat Dome, massive floods in Germany and 50C in May in India not enough to make an induction that things have a pretty reasonable chance of getting a lot worse a lot faster than that?