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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by olddustytrail on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:12PM (#36866835)
Yes, but I - and probably you - will die sometime between 2025 and 2095. I wouldn't say that therefore our deaths are imminent.
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by meheleventyone on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:21PM (#36866970)
Right but that's just you making a bad comparison on the timescale of this thing having collapsed previously it's pretty imminent.
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by mschild on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:42PM (#36867337)
Likely, but if the collapse happens in say 2030, the rest of my life and that of almost everyone else, however short or long that may be, is not going to be pleasent.

Regardless, I would like to see humanity safely thrive. I don't want earth to become an example of the great filter theory.

Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by wredue on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:05PM (#36867708)
That’s a ridiculous comparison. Single human lifetimes are only measured in decades.

If the entirety of humans were very likely to be wiped out from 2025 to 2095, you would definitely call that imminent, and is a much more apt comparison.

Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by olddustytrail on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:27PM (#36868035)
That’s a ridiculous comparison. The vast majority of humans don't live anywhere near the Atlantic so there's no way the entirety of humans would be wiped out. My comparison was much more apt.
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by jychang on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:28PM (#36868895)
The number of people the collapse would affect is a whole lot closer to “the total human population” than “1 person”.
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by FollowingTheDao on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:33PM (#36868111)
Obviously, the OP does not have children or does not care about the future children are the future animals or the future anything
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by jzb on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:47PM (#36868305)
2095 isn’t, but 2025 sure is if I’m thinking about my death! Also, for an event like this, even 70 years out seems “imminent” To me.
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by CalRobert on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:36PM (#36869038)
My kids should still be alive in 2100, if only just
Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by armadsen on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @05:56PM (#36870145)
If my son lives as long as his (still alive) great grandpa has so far, he’ll still be alive in 2110.