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And chances are it will only get worse, because the bleaker a rational look at the future gets, the bigger the lure of irrational fantasies and "explanations"
by usrusr 3y ago
And chances are it will only get worse, because the bleaker a rational look at the future gets, the bigger the lure of irrational fantasies and "explanations"
- namaria 3y agoThis is addiction mechanics at play. Like an individual who won't think of changing until hitting rock bottom and even then it's a toss up. Society won't be serious about climate change until disastrous levels are reached. And even then we'll have plenty of actors willing to burn fossil fuels clandestinely. We're in for a rough ride for the next century or so.
- usrusr 3y agoIt's worse than that, because tragedy of commons is at play and those who pretend that the pie will grow forever will get most of whatever crumbs will be left.