https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/earth-50-50-chance-hitting-key-warming-mark-2026-rcna28060

  • TheModerateTankie [any]
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    3 years ago

    Glad my country is controlled by 80 year olds who couldn't care less because they will be long dead before the worst of it hits.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      Its controlled by 80-year-olds who refuse to believe anything will ever change. The Earth won't warm. The treats will never run out. The people will never revolt. The US will never lose its position as Global Hegemon. And they will never, ever, ever die.

      What's even more scary than these absolutely demented 80-year-olds being in charge is the legion of 50 and 60 year olds who slavishly pander to them. And the 30/40 year olds who pander to the 50s. And the generation of Teens/20s being raised to endlessly Rise-And-Grind on behalf of their seniors.

      We've been living out the sixth season of the Sopranos for the last decade. A nation propped by entirely by a courtier class that's intent on viciously murdering every Adriana, Jackie Jr, or Vito who disappoints The Family. Nevermind all the bystanders who have to get wacked simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.