▲ 1624 ▼ New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence' (au.news.yahoo.com) submitted 3 years ago by nulluser@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 475 comments fedilink hide all child comments The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.
[–] AnthonyStark@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (3 children) The ones responsible will be gone by the time the worst effects will be felt. Sins of the father? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net 17 points 3 years ago (2 children) Not the descendants that accepted and kept their family's blood money without a second thought. The moment you, as an autonomous adult, choose to accept the power and wealth reaped through human misery, you accept the legacy of blood that came with it. Anyone can walk away from blood money, or use ALL that blood money solely to provide restitution to the populations exploitated to obtain it. It doesn't happen though, because human beings as a rule are the fucking worst. Most people, the fuckees, fantasize about becoming the oligarch fuckers, instead of dreaming of ending their oppression and restructuring society to prohibit amoral levels of wealth/power accumulation. Most humans, given power/wealth, would use their own suffering as an excuse to propagate more suffering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HandOfDoom@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Very true. I have an example in my family: my father-in-law owns a lot of land. That land, not so long ago, belonged to some native tribes that were all killed to have said land stolen. My wife said that, when her father dies and she inherits the land/money, she's gonna donate most of it (maybe all, depending on our financial situation), because she doesn't want the blood money. Every time I (proudly) tell this to someone, they look at me like I'm crazy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnthonyStark@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Playing devil's advocate here: do you live in the US or UK? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net 2 points 3 years ago The US, not proud of it at all though, and would leave if I had an in pretty much anywhere in Europe or Canada. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 years ago And this is true permalink fedilink source parent [–] DFTBA_FTW@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Honestly one of the reasons that longevity treatments could actually turn out to be a good thing. All of a sudden a bunch of rich fucks who were sooo sure that climate change wouldn't effect them but rather their great great grandkids have a good reason to pour a lot of money into the problem so they don't die of heat or starvation at the young age of 150 when they could have lived 200? 300? Who knows, at a certain point you get a longevity tech run away effect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net 17 points 3 years ago (2 children) Not the descendants that accepted and kept their family's blood money without a second thought. The moment you, as an autonomous adult, choose to accept the power and wealth reaped through human misery, you accept the legacy of blood that came with it. Anyone can walk away from blood money, or use ALL that blood money solely to provide restitution to the populations exploitated to obtain it. It doesn't happen though, because human beings as a rule are the fucking worst. Most people, the fuckees, fantasize about becoming the oligarch fuckers, instead of dreaming of ending their oppression and restructuring society to prohibit amoral levels of wealth/power accumulation. Most humans, given power/wealth, would use their own suffering as an excuse to propagate more suffering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HandOfDoom@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Very true. I have an example in my family: my father-in-law owns a lot of land. That land, not so long ago, belonged to some native tribes that were all killed to have said land stolen. My wife said that, when her father dies and she inherits the land/money, she's gonna donate most of it (maybe all, depending on our financial situation), because she doesn't want the blood money. Every time I (proudly) tell this to someone, they look at me like I'm crazy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnthonyStark@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Playing devil's advocate here: do you live in the US or UK? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net 2 points 3 years ago The US, not proud of it at all though, and would leave if I had an in pretty much anywhere in Europe or Canada. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HandOfDoom@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Very true. I have an example in my family: my father-in-law owns a lot of land. That land, not so long ago, belonged to some native tribes that were all killed to have said land stolen. My wife said that, when her father dies and she inherits the land/money, she's gonna donate most of it (maybe all, depending on our financial situation), because she doesn't want the blood money. Every time I (proudly) tell this to someone, they look at me like I'm crazy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnthonyStark@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Playing devil's advocate here: do you live in the US or UK? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net 2 points 3 years ago The US, not proud of it at all though, and would leave if I had an in pretty much anywhere in Europe or Canada. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllonzeeLV@vlemmy.net 2 points 3 years ago The US, not proud of it at all though, and would leave if I had an in pretty much anywhere in Europe or Canada. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DFTBA_FTW@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 3 years ago Honestly one of the reasons that longevity treatments could actually turn out to be a good thing. All of a sudden a bunch of rich fucks who were sooo sure that climate change wouldn't effect them but rather their great great grandkids have a good reason to pour a lot of money into the problem so they don't die of heat or starvation at the young age of 150 when they could have lived 200? 300? Who knows, at a certain point you get a longevity tech run away effect. permalink fedilink source parent