On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history

  • @[email protected]
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    208 months ago

    But I drive my car less, that should do it! /s

    This is the reason we’re should focus out efforts to make a ruckus and force decision makers to enforce carbon neutrality BY NEXT YEAR instead of by next century. Of course that won’t happen but that would be the reasonable way.

      • @[email protected]
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        38 months ago

        Will just result in new draconian laws being drafted and enacted. Watch how fast people lose the right to peaceful assembly if it actually affected the ruling class.

        • The Snark Urge
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          68 months ago

          I think some rights you either have, fight for, or you just default to being a slave

        • OurTragicUniverse
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          98 months ago

          Don’t blame the symptom for the disease.

          Capitalism didn’t just pop up out of a vacuum to fuck humanity over, we invented it and have continuously supported it to do so.

          • @[email protected]
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            48 months ago

            Yes, we did invent it. However, that was done by a small group of people that have been in power for generations, and kept it difficult to change to a better system.

            What I’m trying to say is that I think most people probably don’t find it very fair that someone like Bezos can just be so ridiculously rich.

            Maybe we can change this.

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              8 months ago

              You really think that’s going to happen? Lmao. Yeah sure, and next we’ll have world peace and end poverty.

              Greedy, easily corruptable and prone to violent authoritarianism- describes like 85% of our species now and throughout recorded history.

              Stop nice-washing humanity and wake the fuck up. You’re not going to end capitalism, too many people benefit from it to let you.

              • @[email protected]
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                18 months ago

                If we just give up, then there is a 0% chance. If we try, then the chance of succession isn’t zero. We have to try to be optimistic. Yes, the world is fucked, but hey, giving up is just accepting that and allowing it.

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          8 months ago

          Maybe when I see the magical communist revolution where humanity doesn’t destroy itself I’ll be a believer, but until then, I think humanity as a whole is a destructive force for bad.

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            68 months ago

            I don’t really think communism in the extreme version is currently a solution, but there is a simpler solution for now for the ultra-rich if you tax them for a large amount of money proportional to the income let’s say 100% after 10 million per year you quickly fix (I guess bandaid-patch) a big problem with capitalism.