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On our current trajectory, the report warns, "planetary and human systems [are] reaching a 'point of no return' by mid-century, in which the prospect of a largely uninhabitable Earth leads to the breakdown of nations and the international order."
The only way to avoid the risks of this scenario is what the report describes as "akin in scale to the World War II emergency mobilization"—but this time focused on rapidly building out a zero-emissions industrial system to set in train the restoration of a safe climate.
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2050 is When Analysts Suspect Widespread Global Strife Will Begin
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(Score: 3, Troll) by Snotnose on Saturday June 15 2019, @12:02AM (12 children)
Various insurance companies give me a 50/50 chance of seeing 2030, with the odds quickly getting worse as time goes on. No kids, no family I care about.
So Woo Hoo! I can keep fucking up the environment all I want until I die! Yay me! Go boomers!!
My ducks are not in a row. I don't know where some of them are, and I'm pretty sure one of them is a turkey.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @12:04AM (2 children)
Al Gore still wants to reach into your pocket.
(Score: 0, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:39AM (1 child)
The Gore's have 4 children, need I say more?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @08:16PM
Less would be better
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday June 15 2019, @01:46PM (3 children)
Could accelerationism be the key to getting boomers to pay for their mistakes?
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:17PM (1 child)
Well, such accelerationism seems to be making billions of people less poor whether or not it's paying for anyone's mistakes. Doesn't seem to be breaking down capitalism either.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:46PM
The definition is very loose now:
Also taken to include "some men just want to watch the world burn" or supporting Andrew Yang to force a reset that may lead away from socialism.
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(Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday June 16 2019, @03:01PM
LOL collective responsibility again? first commies then nazis then gretophiles? But what are you blaming them for? For getting a nice car? and maybe you are typing this on your high end cellphone that you will scrap in one year.
Pollution was a way to establish dependence. Environmentalism is a way to establish dependence.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @08:23PM
I'm exactly where you are. I'm puttin' on the popcorn and am ready to laugh my ass off.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Sunday June 16 2019, @12:13AM (3 children)
Was wondering how this would get moderated. Last night I was a troll, then this morning I was +4 interesting (who the hell moderated my statement like that?) Now I'm back to being a troll. I was expecting either troll or funny, 50/50 on which. So I'm having fun.
Anyone who thinks I was serious just hasn't paid attention to my prior posts.
My ducks are not in a row. I don't know where some of them are, and I'm pretty sure one of them is a turkey.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday June 16 2019, @01:09AM (2 children)
Your comment ain't even wrong. What's the consequence, you get sent to hell (Azuma descends into the convo)?
It's not a surprise that a non-stakeholder wouldn't care.
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(Score: 1) by Sulla on Sunday June 16 2019, @01:25AM (1 child)
Some things are worse than hell
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @07:30AM
I'll say. Most real places are worse than imaginary ones, as imaginary ones don't exist.
Take New Jersey for example. Or Alabama.