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Re:US set for punishing temperatures as ‘heat dome’ to settl... by thirsty-coucal on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:54AM (#27957940)
> It feels like we're at the beginning of one of these Hollywood "end of the world" movies

That's very deliberate. We've all been saturated with doom propaganda for decades. Many people believe it, despite virtually all metrics of human well-being improving.

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Re:US set for punishing temperatures as ‘heat dome’ to settl... by blooalien on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:10PM (#27961198)
> It feels like we're at the beginning of one of these Hollywood "end of the world" movies

Another common thread among those movies is a large number of people in decision-making positions who could have taken action much sooner denying the very existence of the actual problem until after it's far too late.

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