Re:Can Kolkata’s street life survive India’s record-breaking...
by toomuchtodo on Friday May 12, 2023 @07:13PM
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Attention isn’t the problem imho. Will and tolerance of future gains opportunity cost are what’s needed. Those in power are not yet impacted enough by future costs of all sorts (economical, societal, reputational) to make alternative, more aggressive decisions around climate mitigation actions. Until those with power have exposure that causes course correction, progress occurs on the current trajectory.
Re:Can Kolkata’s street life survive India’s record-breaking...
by atoav on Saturday May 13, 2023 @04:09AM
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1. Don't foster (activly abolish) a society where competition is the primary driver. This includes the illusion that you win if the other loses. So in a way our whole system and the incentives we have within it are threatening our future existence here.
Millions of people stand to face wet bulb temperatures which are not survivable for humans outside of air conditioned boxes as early as the coming months, and electricity will fail under the strain the grid will face in these conditions. Instead we focus on the flavor/ragebait of the month, all the while blindly strolling into venusian Earth.
How can we get more attention on these issues? How do we make folks realize that their culture war is a mere distraction in the face of what will force millions of people to abandon their ancestral homes and migrate to more hospitable climes in mortal desperation and fear of a planet which slowly becomes more and more lethal to life as we know it?