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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

WHEN world warms by 4C.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think we're poorer because of the weather

I think we're poorer because of a small group of idiots who think they can own all the money

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago

People really don't understand how much wealth is being siphoned off the middle class.

Our technology is advanced enough that we can provide everyone on the planet a very comfortable life. Basically a European middle class lifestyle, but with less meat and air travel than the average European has today.

The fact that we don't is because of greed.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

We totally will be poorer because of climate.

Extreme weather phenomenons like draughts, floods, extreme rain, etc will become more numerous, destroying crops and property, plus new plagues are gonna spread, stuff like that. That's gonna cost. Food prices will continue to rise, insurance will get more and more expensive, building materials more demanded. That's gonna make people poorer because their money will buy them less. And it's because of climate change.

Yes, of course,corporate greed and capitalism.make things even worse, but the global temperature and resulting consequences are huge factor (and in themselves consequences of corporate greed and capitalism).

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If the world warms by 4C we will have other problems than being poor πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜….

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The most enduring challenge will probably be not to be dead

But that is often suppressed. That's why you have to threaten people with your wallet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

40% more problems?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Average person will be 100% deader if world warms by 4Β°C but everyone thinks it's the other one who'll die, not them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If the global average goes up 4 degrees, the average person will be 40% more dead.

Ftfy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That's human extinction numbers and its coming 100%.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Most people don't think they are average :/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Will someone think of the economyβ€½

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

What do you mean we can't be able to afford to buy stakes of the Sun? /s