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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

πŸΆβ˜•οΈπŸ”₯ This is fine.

It's weird to me how everyone glosses over the screaming. Even most climate experts avoid looking closely at path of least resistance scenarios or, today, even fierce efforts to mitigate and zero greenhouse emissions scenarios.

Some do. And if we start today (not tomorrow) then when resources run out (safely before 2150) the world will be able to sustain about a billion people.

Currently we have eight billion. It's ugly math. Most will die from famine, but the lucky ones will get clobbered by natural disasters. Wildfires, hurricanes. Infrastructure collapse during hot summers and cold winters will be less lucky, but still better than starvation.

This is imminent. Zoomers and alphas may be only middle age when it happens. Being alive is going to suuuuuuuck.

My money is on Mad Max, but with fewer cars and more cannibalism.

This is fine.