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2050 is When Analysts Suspect Widespread Global Strife Will Begin

posted by martyb on Friday June 14 2019, @11:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-end-is-near dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by khallow on Saturday June 15 2019, @05:47AM (4 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 15 2019, @05:47AM (#855917) Journal

    I sometimes wonder if they know just how very much they were fucked by the boomers.

    Sounds like we should wonder about you as well. It's just first mover advantage. Boomers, at least the early boomers were first into those houses and such. Thus, they got a great ride on home prices. That's most of the wealth difference in a nutshell. Same goes for so much of the rest of the paraphernalia of modern societies.

    Then add in that the effects of globalization such as developed world workers competing with workers who cost a fraction, and you have a recipe for subsequent generations not doing quite as well. So what?

    They mostly seem to accept that this shit is just the way things are.

    Why isn't that the accurate assessment of the situation? At some point, you'll need to adapt to the situation. Blaming other people isn't going to make your life any better.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @06:25AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 15 2019, @06:25AM (#855927)

    Then add in that the effects of globalization such as developed world workers competing with workers who cost a fraction, and you have a recipe for subsequent generations not doing quite as well. So what?

    Well Said Mr Khallow! If the peasants have no bread, well then, let them eat cake!!

    • (Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:02PM (2 children)

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:02PM (#855986) Journal

      If the peasants have no bread, well then, let them eat cake!!

      The "peasants" of the developed world have a hell of a lot more than just bread or cake. It's not even remotely close.

      The real peasants of the developing world meanwhile are experiencing the best improvement in the human condition ever. Look at what's going on now rather than recycle cliches that have been out of date for centuries.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @11:33PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 16 2019, @11:33PM (#856393)

        The "peasants" of the developed world have a hell of a lot more than just bread or cake.

        They do indeed Mr Khallow. Why, some of them even have the skills and resources to build such useful tools as guillotines.

        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 17 2019, @03:06AM

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 17 2019, @03:06AM (#856466) Journal
          Or modern societies. I think the "watch the world burn" types are going to lose this one.