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Maybe you will change your tune when the price of food increases 1000x and the midwest can no longer grow food.

• JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > you will change your tune when the price of food increases 1000x and the midwest can no longer grow food Fatalistic regret is a losing line of argument. The northern stretch of North America's Interior Plains is more than capable of feeding the continent. Prices will go up, but that will be in lifetimes, and will accrue to farmers here over elsewhere--that's something a savvy elite can position themselves to profit from. There isn't a transactional argument for mitigating climate change that is self-interestedly rational for middle class Americans or Europeans. To the extent a sociopathic rich person in those societies looks at this, they'll likely see as much promise as risk. Change has to come from a sense of stewardship over our planet and compassion for less-fortunate people.