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by potsandpans 32 days ago
Greater wealth inequality. More authoritarian policies as climate refugees from the global south put pressure on classically liberal governments.

Less freedom of movement. Most of the Western world living in a surveillance state.

Climate breakdown manifesting itself with bigger and more frequent wildfires, floods and hurricanes. Potentially the first sign of the AMOC collapse.

An economy begining to become untethered from labor. Feudal conditions from a rent seeking class of supranational corporations . Social stratification across ownership: most people don't own anything at all.