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by mmanfrin 970 days ago
I feel if we get to the point where we have to do that, humanity will just give up.
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Kinda feels like entirely too large a percentage of humanity already gave up entirely too long ago, and now it's rather too late for many of 'em to change their minds. Isn't that why we'd rather let our "leaders" geoengineer some more screw-ups upon our environment rather than actively work toward the changes we know will actually improve the situation? (eg; "fast track" our societal transitions globally toward more "planet-friendly" everything that we can? Just all-around "cleaner" modes of living? Better for the planet, and for humanity.)
The effective window for this to stave off bad effects is very short.

...A decade before starting, maybe?

Thats the problem with climate change. The tipping points are so disconnected from the collective pain thresholds.