That's why I drive with my eyes closed. Looking at the other cars on the road isn't going to have any effect on them.

Don't worry we're not going to do anything to mitigate their collapse either. Especially not with this attitude.

Or our reaction to and preparedness for consequences of early collapse? Is course correction impossible?

Most scientists don’t expect a full collapse this century, but even a significant slowdown would have major climate consequences particularly for Europe and Africa.

*based on current data...

If you stop collecting data, (y)our theories and models cannot be updated. So you end up being stuck in time with what you have already measured.

Imagine if in (your chosen profession) you were limited to the tools of 1970 to do the work expected of you. If you work in programming, could you have made an LLM, a complex database, or even modern reactive websites with the likes of cobol and fortran?

> Tracking the currents isn’t going to have any effect on the currents.

That's exactly why I never get tested for sexually-transmitted diseases. I mean, I'd rather not know, right??

/s