The limits within which disequilibriums utterly undo the recognizable modern world are very close and indeed some have possibly been passed already.

Mass death measured in 10s of millions and consequent even more massive migration is likely within our lifetimes and not particularly unlikely within the next 10 years.

The last few years have awoken many Americans to the fact that their particular locale is not, as many assumed or had the luxury of not considering at all, immune from or refuge from the direct and indirect consequences of such disequlibirum.

Will rich programmers be the first to die, or have our lives destroyed, or our communities?

Mostly not.

But we'll get there too.