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Relaaaax. We're not going to die. Most likely anyways. Our children tho... hoo boy they might have a bit of a problem on their hands
Hey so as someone who is 35 and has survived massive flooding and a heat dome, the "its not something we'll have to worry about" line doesn't really make sense when I think about getting old and experiencing things like dementia or limited mobility in a world at 1.75 degrees warming
Hey as someone who is most likely headed for Alzheimer's myself, at least I won't even know I'm living in hell on earth! Silver lining I guess... ๐
I don't know, I'm 25 and we're starting to feel the effect very obviously now. What makes you think it won't be seriously affecting me in my life?
It will obviously affect all of us to varying degrees. But we won't all die. Quite a lot will die (a lot of old people and a lot of poor people, as is tradition), but we don't get anywhere by making a Hollywood movie out of it. It's serious enough on it's own.
I used to believe it would be a problem for our children. But it's happening right now. Wildfires, cyclones, heat waves, lack of water, pandemics... It's happening right now.
Oh for sure and it seems to be happening a lot faster than even the conservative guesstimates. But I'd bet my bottom dollar that future generations are gonna have it way worse than us if we don't change course big time.
HAHA, jokes on you, I haven't procreated!