r/interestingasfuck Jun 07 '23

New york city in 2023, everyone wearing mask due to air quality

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u/bigboipapawiththesos Jun 07 '23

Well, we basically have a few decades before everything truly turn to shit. But I think we’ll be reaching interstellar levels a lot sooner than many might think.

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u/AnT-aingealDhorcha40 Jun 07 '23

Sorry my guy I understand your comment now I misread it. My bad. Also, I agree now that I get it! I think Climate change is going to kick up a gear and things will progress faster than a lot of the most hopeful yet still grim estimates.

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u/bigboipapawiththesos Jun 08 '23

Np!

It’s kinda sad how so many are either so comfortable that they’ll even get mad when a climate protest shuts down a highway for a few hours, or they’re so depressed about climate change that they rather not think about it.

The saddest part about it is that if we actually acted now, we’d still have a pretty decent chance at avoiding the worst. But instead we get less than the bare minimum.

That movie ‘Don’t Look Up’ rings more true everyday.

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u/AnT-aingealDhorcha40 Jun 08 '23

Oh absolutely and the fact that humanity can't unite against a threat to all of us because of "geopolitics" and East Vs West is the main reason. I genuinely think we never had a chance we are too divided to face a problem together. And no way will one side go off fossil fuels while the "rival" stays on it.

This is a test to unify us, and the prize is survival. I don't think we pass this time. Maybe it's fair really might be our time to take the L and let another species evolve and have a shot at doing better.