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[–] 101 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Not while we still allow psychopaths to be in control.

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  • [+] -22 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    True enough. But even if we had gotten a magic benevolent dictator decades ago, the damage was already done. We're just piling it on at this point. In some aspects, maybe a speed run into hell will work out better than a long braking. Better overall, but still a disaster.

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  • [–] 43 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    No. The less carbon that is added to the atmosphere, the less severe the damage will be. Economic collapse will only increase the motivation to rely on cheap and dirty fuels, not to mention the incentives to cut down all the trees and exterminate all the wildlife.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Less total carbon. It's morbid, but burning ourselves out faster ends up with a smaller number than if we persist in this. If you go with some assumption that economic collapse allows us to survive... well I guess you have a point.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    That level of futility is counter productive.

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