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If the situation is this bad now, how bad is it going to be in ten years? Ugh.
I don't know how people don't understand that we face, without exaggeration, an existential crisis.
we are doomed!!
The worst part is that we've known we were doomed for over a hundred years.
Might also be the solution to the great filter: Once optimization for the hard problem of "supremacy" / massive expansion is solved, there is too little time to optimize for self-regulation. There sure are possibilities to solve this, but require huge amounts of luck, e.g. discovering clean & especially cheaply salable energy sources quickly enough, adding another tiny coefficient to the drake equation
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02...
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The worst part is that we've known we were doomed for over a hundred years.
steadily confirms my hypothesis that humanity is "too stupid" to stop this, we will destroy ourselves like yeast producing too high alcohol concentrations. Evolution just didn't had to optimize for this, making us "stupid" as a society / species. Of course it starts now, but there is just too little time - the differential equation tipped too fast. Might also be the solution to the great filter: Once optimization for…
In our case, it's also a matter of actually using what we discover vs continue using petroleum
If the situation is this bad now, how bad is it going to be in ten years? Ugh.
Ten years? Just think of 60 years from now, a time that would be expected to be within the natural lifespan of children born today. I don't know how people don't understand that we face, without exaggeration, an existential crisis.
If the situation is this bad now, how bad is it going to be in ten years? Ugh.
Ten years? Just think of 60 years from now, a time that would be expected to be within the natural lifespan of children born today. I don't know how people don't understand that we face, without exaggeration, an existential crisis.
Rich people can burn carbon to run their air conditioners. They can buy real estate on higher ground. So, no problem for them.
Sadly, I don't see change happening. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02...
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steadily confirms my hypothesis that humanity is "too stupid" to stop this, we will destroy ourselves like yeast producing too high alcohol concentrations. Evolution just didn't had to optimize for this, making us "stupid" as a society / species. Of course it starts now, but there is just too little time - the differential equation tipped too fast. Might also be the solution to the great filter: Once optimization for…
> e.g. discovering clean & especially cheaply salable energy sources quickly enough In our case, it's also a matter of actually using what we discover vs continue using petroleum
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The worst part is that we've known we were doomed for over a hundred years.
steadily confirms my hypothesis that humanity is "too stupid" to stop this, we will destroy ourselves like yeast producing too high alcohol concentrations. Evolution just didn't had to optimize for this, making us "stupid" as a society / species. Of course it starts now, but there is just too little time - the differential equation tipped too fast. Might also be the solution to the great filter: Once optimization for…
However, whats super interesting to watch unfold is that as we hit this "peak climate" phase - all the other things that are happening around it, FN UAP/UFO sightings and semi-disclosure is unprecedented... and clearly they have some sort of zero-point or better energy capabilities... and just the general shift (albeit slowly) in global awareness on a myriad of matters...
While there is a subtle subtext of Dread in the zeitgeist, I still feel optimistic... aside from the overall global oligarch-parasite-class, which I hope we figure out a solution to...
I'm still waiting for silicon valley to "make the world a better place" - each time I attempt to contribute to that, it kind of backfires on me... hopefully I can change that.