Tokyo's Government Is Building Its Own Dating App to Combat Falling Birthrates

Post by bryanlarsen » Sat, Jun 08, 2024, 1:15 PM UTC

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> previous generations are leaving them a burning hellscape full of toxic forever chemicals and microplastics that the kids will need to clean up Please , folks, take a step back and realize that most of what you've read about this stuff in the pop media is based on extremely speculative data, usually from weak, observational studies, or small laboratory experiments in non-human animals. The threat to your life, indi…

On microplastics I agree, but on climate change the issue is almost reversed. We have tons of high profile research coming out all the time that even our worst case models were too optimistic and we are bound for a shitshow of unimaginable proportions. This shouldn't come as a surprise for people who know how the IPCC reports are created (sort of a least common denominator between science, politics and lobbyists). So…

Post by silverquiet » Sat, Jun 08, 2024, 1:23 PM UTC

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On microplastics I agree, but on climate change the issue is almost reversed. We have tons of high profile research coming out all the time that even our worst case models were too optimistic and we are bound for a shitshow of unimaginable proportions. This shouldn't come as a surprise for people who know how the IPCC reports are created (sort of a least common denominator between science, politics and lobbyists). So…

The worst case used to be 6.5 degrees. The worst case has been revised down to ~4 degrees.

Post by mensetmanusman » Sat, Jun 08, 2024, 1:50 PM UTC

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I'm not sure that's true; it's possible for a woman to desperately want a baby, but still have a low libido and have little interest in sex just for fun.

Yes, but usually one baby is enough to satisfy that drive, which is not enough to keep the population from shrinking. And recently some women decide to have 0 babies, and settle for a dog or cat instead. I've heard them using terms like "dog-child" or "cat-child", or "cross-species family" :)

Post by bryanlarsen » Sat, Jun 08, 2024, 2:19 PM UTC

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The worst case used to be 6.5 degrees. The worst case has been revised down to ~4 degrees.

The ocean temperature data from the last year is suggesting that there are significant problems in the climate models and not in a happy direction. I try not to dwell on this subject, but I’m increasingly glad that I never wanted children.

Post by silverquiet » Sat, Jun 08, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

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The ocean temperature data from the last year is suggesting that there are significant problems in the climate models and not in a happy direction. I try not to dwell on this subject, but I’m increasingly glad that I never wanted children.

You're missing the forest for the trees. The primary factor influencing warming is CO2 emissions. The rate of emissions is expected to peak in 2024. That's much better than earlier worst case models that were based on continually increasing emissions. So yes, the models miscalculated some secondary factors. But the primary factor is still primary.