Re:Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of...
by heavyset_go on Thursday August 05, 2021 @06:00PM
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> The crazy thing is it _is_ hitting the wealthy parts
Until wealth can't buy its way out of the consequences of climate change, this hasn't really happened.
Who cares about what's going on in SF when you can hop on your plane and fly to one of your properties elsewhere?
I lived somewhere where people would build multimillion dollar homes on the beach, and every few years hurricanes would wash them away. It's happening at an increasing frequency now. It's no big deal, though, because wealthy people can afford to insure and rebuild every time it happens. It's just one of the costs of having a beach house in a desirable area.
Similarly, wildfires are just one of the costs of having houses in the Bay Area.
Until wealth can't buy its way out of the consequences of climate change, this hasn't really happened.
Who cares about what's going on in SF when you can hop on your plane and fly to one of your properties elsewhere?
I lived somewhere where people would build multimillion dollar homes on the beach, and every few years hurricanes would wash them away. It's happening at an increasing frequency now. It's no big deal, though, because wealthy people can afford to insure and rebuild every time it happens. It's just one of the costs of having a beach house in a desirable area.
Similarly, wildfires are just one of the costs of having houses in the Bay Area.