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It’s going to be an unpopular opinion, but caring about what people want is a luxury that we just won’t have (to anywhere near the extent we have it today) in t

It’s going to be an unpopular opinion, but caring about what people want is a luxury that we just won’t have (to anywhere near the extent we have it today) in the near future as climate change continues. Many millions of people in the US are going to have kids and grandkids who have a drastically different life than they imagine for them. And not in a good way.

autoexec 4y ago
This is the truth. What's really sad is that we could be saving so much money, energy, and resources preparing for that future but too many people are doing their hardest to deny what is coming. If you live in an area that constantly floods, where clean water is increasingly scarce, or which is frequently on literal fire you'd be crazy to stay and keep rebuilding, but even worse is that people are still investing and developing in these types of locations as well. Eventually the government is going to have to step in and relocate people, and leave anyone who stays to their own fate, but you'd think more people would see what's coming and save themselves a lot of pain and suffering. Don't waste your time and money on soon to be less than worthless property, find a nice place somewhere safer, and get in while you can.
- JetAlone 4y ago
  This is an interesting comment to read. I can't say I agree, but the wording unironically helps to give me some more insight. The "smart city" I cringe at the thought of living the rest of my life in is seen on the other side as an "ark".
  - autoexec 4y ago
    Climate change is going to displace an unfathomable amount of people all around the world. If you aren't already living in an 'ark' you soon will be. A lot of people will be extremely desperate and I expect we'll see a lot of them die right outside of our borders. While the US should do its part to take in as many as it can we'll be dealing with it ourselves. The western US is facing increasing desertification, clean water is becoming more difficult to find, and the temps are rising which means eventually there will be a lot of people forced inland and out of the western US. It's going to get a lot more crowded around here.
    - JetAlone 4y ago
      I do what passes for "living" inside it. I rather fancy dying outside of it.
Taniwha 4y ago
Yup all those beaches you all love - they're ALL going to go away - wont come back for a few lifetimes
refurb 4y ago
Not if the current level of innovation is sustained. Hell, the quality of life today is far better than even 20 years ago. To make the claim that in a couple generations things will overall be worse if just glass half-full thinking.

autoexec 4y ago

This is the truth. What's really sad is that we could be saving so much money, energy, and resources preparing for that future but too many people are doing their hardest to deny what is coming. If you live in an area that constantly floods, where clean water is increasingly scarce, or which is frequently on literal fire you'd be crazy to stay and keep rebuilding, but even worse is that people are still investing and developing in these types of locations as well. Eventually the government is going to have to step in and relocate people, and leave anyone who stays to their own fate, but you'd think more people would see what's coming and save themselves a lot of pain and suffering. Don't waste your time and money on soon to be less than worthless property, find a nice place somewhere safer, and get in while you can.

JetAlone 4y ago
This is an interesting comment to read. I can't say I agree, but the wording unironically helps to give me some more insight. The "smart city" I cringe at the thought of living the rest of my life in is seen on the other side as an "ark".
- autoexec 4y ago
  Climate change is going to displace an unfathomable amount of people all around the world. If you aren't already living in an 'ark' you soon will be. A lot of people will be extremely desperate and I expect we'll see a lot of them die right outside of our borders. While the US should do its part to take in as many as it can we'll be dealing with it ourselves. The western US is facing increasing desertification, clean water is becoming more difficult to find, and the temps are rising which means eventually there will be a lot of people forced inland and out of the western US. It's going to get a lot more crowded around here.
  - JetAlone 4y ago
    I do what passes for "living" inside it. I rather fancy dying outside of it.

Taniwha 4y ago

Yup all those beaches you all love - they're ALL going to go away - wont come back for a few lifetimes

refurb 4y ago

Not if the current level of innovation is sustained. Hell, the quality of life today is far better than even 20 years ago. To make the claim that in a couple generations things will overall be worse if just glass half-full thinking.