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The remarkable concurrence of three dramatic climate events:
It's hard to not feel hopeless when reading things like this.
I figure we're well and truly fucked at this point. Even if humanity went carbon neutral right now, we'd probably still be fucked, but I doubt we'll see any actually meaningful action being taken until it's blindingly obvious it's too late – especially with how popular conservative politics are now in the "western" world.
Yeah, people are too caught up in their political and ideological struggles. There’s not even thinking about tomorrow, let alone next year. Out short sightedness is only being perpetuated by the capitalistic bullshit we’re already drowning in. We’re well and truly fucked.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer species.
My only saving grace is that I'm middle aged and don't have all that much life left in front of me due to rapidly failing health. And if things do get bad enough during my lifetime, I'll simply kill myself – my tolerance for extra bullshit at this point is essentially zero, and having to endure climate disaster bullshit caused by the pig-headed idiocy of other people is out of the question.
Hey, still, despite everything, I hope you find some joy in the time you (we) have left. Take a breather and seek comfort in the smaller, closer, less abstract things. Love will only burn with the last human, and until then I try to give as much of it as I can. We’re all just lost confused children, yelling out into the void.