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It is certainly a calamity. The extent to which the threat is existential is very much open to debate, however. While doing nothing and letting it happen is a s
by kspacewalk2 3y ago
It is certainly a calamity. The extent to which the threat is existential is very much open to debate, however. While doing nothing and letting it happen is a stupid and likely more costly choice in the long run, the idea of it being "existential" sounds like hyperbole to me. I suspect we'll adapt with moderate difficulty.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago> the idea of it being "existential" sounds like hyperbole to me I was speaking more generally about people's emotional responses to threats they perceive as calamitous or existential. I've noticed that as I get older, the emotional highs and lows are less pronounced than when I was younger. Probably some combination of life experience, growing historical perspective, and an acceptance everyone's mortality.