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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by JumpCrisscross on Monday July 29, 2019 @02:47AM (#20552045)
> Why aren't people more worried about these kinds of things?

It’s not directly relevant in a relatable way to most of us. If you can afford air conditioning, these conditions are survivable. Building empathy with faraway victims facing chronic problems is hard.

Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by sgeisler on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:00AM (#20553578)
From my perspective the biggest thread to western lifestyle is the reliance on cheap labor in Asia (production) and Africa (mining). Their minimum livable pay might rise due to food shortages, need for AC etc. That could have a major ripple effect on many product and service prices. But maybe we will have even better automation by then so we can trade opex for capex.

But I only have shallow knowledge of the major supply chains, maybe someone with a deeper understanding can chime in.