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> The hope is that I’m wealthy enough (in a global context) to avoid any real inconvenience to myself before I die. You might get away with that if you're old
by nicoburns 2y ago
> The hope is that I’m wealthy enough (in a global context) to avoid any real inconvenience to myself before I die.
You might get away with that if you're old enough to die before it gets bad. But if/when we get to serious effects from climate change then wealth isn't going help much because people will very quickly stop respecting the laws that enforce it.
- surgical_fire 2y ago> because people will very quickly stop respecting the laws that enforce it. Not if they die first. It all depends on how quickly things get bad.