• JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    1 year ago

    I've been trying to convince friends and family in Florida to move north and they're just not acknowledging the danger. Just like with masking and covid, they can't grasp that "normal" comes with a price they're gonna pay. Future dangers aren't worth worrying about when "normal" life already requires so much denial.

    • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I managed to convince my mom to retire in Chicago near my sister. She was going to stay in south Florida. The more I think about it, she definitely left at the perfect time

    • iridaniotter [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      It's almost shocking the amount of people moving to Florida in recent years, but then I remember the kind of people who want to move to Florida are the same kind of people with their heads stuck in the sand...

      • NoGodsNoMasters [they/them, she/her]
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        1 year ago

        It's not even just Florida, almost all of the fastest growing cities in the US are places that are going to be hit hard by climate change (Florida, Texas, Arizona). To be fair to people though, I don't think it can just be attributed to people sticking their heads in the sand (although I won't say it's not a component), as I think a fair amount of this has to do with cost of living issues as well.

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      My partner has one more year left on her PhD and then we’re getting the fuck out of here. It can’t come fast enough.

      Edit: has not had

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        1 year ago

        rat-salute No doubt. Mindblowing to me that homeowner's insurance companies are jumping ship and people still aren't getting the urgency.