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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) by khallow on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:17PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:17PM (#855991) Journal

    Could accelerationism be the key to getting boomers to pay for their mistakes?

    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

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday June 15 2019, @02:46PM (#855997) Journal

    The definition is very loose now:

    Accelerationist theory has been divided into mutually contradictory left-wing and right-wing variants. "Left-accelerationism" attempts to press "the process of technological evolution" beyond the constrictive horizon of capitalism, for example by repurposing modern technology for socially beneficial and emancipatory ends; "right-accelerationism" supports the indefinite intensification of capitalism itself, possibly in order to bring about a technological singularity. Accelerationist writers have additionally distinguished other variants, such as "unconditional accelerationism".

    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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