• MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas -- these and other devastating climate impacts are accelerating and bound to become painfully obvious before a child born today turns 30.

    • Rogerio [he/him]
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      edit-2
      3 years ago

      before a child born today turns 30.

      Weird way to say "in 30 years"

      • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        I think the author is attempting to say "your kid, yes you, is going to have to deal with this shit early on in their adult life." If you say "by 2050" or "thirty years," that's easier to read as pretty far off.

      • RION [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        It's meant to call attention to the future of today's children. "In 30 years" is factual but sterile, while the child introduces a human element that's hard to brush off.

          • RION [she/her]
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            3 years ago

            30 years? What do you need 15 years for? 7 years should be more than enough for a fulfilling life. Now stop whining about the climate, you're wasting your 3 years.