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All the money in the world is meaningless if climate change destroys the planet (lemmy.world)
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[–] 14 points 20 hours ago (6 children)

Can they, though? I really cannot understand the appeal of spending one's old age in a bunker. Not to mention knowing that your grandkids (most of them have multiple kids and seem to disproportionately care about "legacy") will inherit an uninhabitable planet. You can survive in a bunker, but you cannot, for example, grow all kinds of exotic fruit in a bunker. You cannot take long walks in a bunker (I know they're building huge bunkers but even that will get old after a couple years). Ultimately, they're building life term prisons for themselves and their families, which is somehow fitting even if little consolation.

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  • [–] 27 points 20 hours ago

    They don't give half a shit about their grandkids. They didn't get to where they are by caring about anyone else. They're sociopaths.

    They won't really need bunkers to live the rest of their lives. The bunkers they're making are in case of war and short term natural disasters. The surface won't be unlivable in their lifetimes. Again, nothing after their death matters to them.

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  • [–] 6 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

    Most of the billionaires of today won't reach the bunker stage, they will be dead before the surface becomes uninhabitable. Global warming will hit poor countries the hardest first but richer countries will be able to mitigate the effects for longer. The US will be able to mitigate the effects of global warming for much longer than say Afghanistan.

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  • [–] 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    There's already floods, heatwaves and tornadoes. Sure there's much less death and destruction on a bigger scale, but their immediate surroundings won't stay constantly enjoyable much longer. I happen to live in a place that's too cold to comfortably enjoy the outdoors for most of the year - and full of mosquitoes for the remainder. Trust me, it takes a toll on your mental health really fast. I don't think they realise that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago

    It would take nuclear war to require the rich to hide in bunkers. Climate change alone will not make the planet uninhabitable for humans. Of course, climate change is not the only factor contributing to the impending global ecological collapse, but even in a worst case collapse scenario, humans will survive. Life will be extremely unpleasant for most of us, but the billionaires would be just fine. That is, if we allow them to continue existing after their system of capitalism destroys everything. Hopefully it doesn’t take total collapse for us to gain class consciousness and achieve socialism though.

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