[Biosphere Collapse] 420 days of blazin' it

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Paradoxish: Dec 19, 2003; Will you stop going crazy in there?

Isn't the build back better bill dead anyway?

# ? Dec 16, 2021 19:05

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# ? May 25, 2024 17:04

Microplastics: Jul 6, 2007; It's what's for dinner.

Slow News Day posted:

Who was it that said climate change is a series of phone footage videos getting closer to home until it's your phone taking the video

This picture is a good twist on that concept

# ? Dec 16, 2021 19:19

Stereotype: Apr 24, 2010; College Slice

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Who was it that said climate change is a series of phone footage videos getting closer to home until it's your phone taking the video

This picture is a good twist on that concept

I think it was someone in this thread. I keep repeating it everywhere to everyone online and in real life though. it�s a great quote

# ? Dec 16, 2021 19:28

BIG HEADLINE: Jun 13, 2006; "Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:

children of men is such a good movie

If they'd worked the orgy centers into the movie I'd guess we'd have accelerationist cults by now.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 19:38

Stevie Lee: Oct 8, 2007

Paradoxish posted:

Isn't the build back better bill dead anyway?

built back? never

# ? Dec 16, 2021 19:41

Jokerpilled Drudge: Jan 27, 2010; by Pragmatica

give me more landlocked lightning hurricanes plz

# ? Dec 16, 2021 19:46

Pobrecito: Jun 16, 2020; hasta que la muerte nos separe

hey climate thread checking in after a couple months of not paying attention. I assume everything is fine now?

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:21

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Koirhor posted:

I love The Expanse but everytime I watch the opening credits and see how they built a giant seawall to save the Statue of Liberty I lmao

The expanse is in the pile of "impossibly optimistic" sci fi books along with pretty much every other one that's been written

JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:

children of men is such a good movie

like so (not a book I guess)

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:21

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Jokerpilled Drudge posted:

give me more landlocked lightning hurricanes plz

I can't wait until Chicago, Toronto et al get swamped by great lakes hurricanes

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:25

Stereotype: Apr 24, 2010; College Slice

Pobrecito posted:

hey climate thread checking in after a couple months of not paying attention. I assume everything is fine now?

yeah, new york colleges promised to only invest in net-zero carbon industries by 2040, so we're good now

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:28

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Pobrecito posted:

hey climate thread checking in after a couple months of not paying attention. I assume everything is fine now?

we were just talking about subway. the new plan is to build 40 million sandwich shops worldwide, but is that a realistic goal? that�s what we�re trying to settle.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:30

sitchensis: Mar 4, 2009

Pobrecito posted:

hey climate thread checking in after a couple months of not paying attention. I assume everything is fine now?

did you hear that there is a carbon capture plant in Iceland now

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:30

T-Paine: Dec 12, 2007; Sitting in the Costco food court unmasked, Bible in hand, reading my favorite Psalms to my five children: Abel, Bethany, Carlos, Carlos, and Carlos.

Pobrecito posted:

hey climate thread checking in after a couple months of not paying attention. I assume everything is fine now?

The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet (not twice as fast as previously thought) and also the Thwaites ice shelf is about to break, causing catastrophic sea level rise hundreds of years ahead of schedule

so yeah

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:39

Pobrecito: Jun 16, 2020; hasta que la muerte nos separe

T-Paine posted:

The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet (not twice as fast as previously thought) and also the Thwaites ice shelf is about to break, causing catastrophic sea level rise hundreds of years ahead of schedule

so yeah

how hard would it be to break off the thwaites on purpose? like with drills or dynamite or something. that would be cool to watch

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:44

Thorn Wishes Talon: Oct 18, 2014; by Fluffdaddy

Pobrecito posted:

hey climate thread checking in after a couple months of not paying attention. I assume everything is fine now?

Democrats made the Earth feel good

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:44

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

T-Paine posted:

The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet (not twice as fast as previously thought) and also the Thwaites ice shelf is about to break, causing catastrophic sea level rise hundreds of years ahead of schedule

so yeah

more ocean more better

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:46

Rectal Death Adept: Jun 20, 2018; by Fluffdaddy

yellowstone's magma chamber is only 8 kilometers deep so I feel like we could get down there if we wanted

We can at least get close and detonate a nuke

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:48

FUCK COREY PERRY: Apr 19, 2008

Pobrecito posted:

how hard would it be to break off the thwaites on purpose? like with drills or dynamite or something. that would be cool to watch

booking a trip down there rn, packing a rock hammer in my carry-on so I can do my part

# ? Dec 16, 2021 20:51

emTme3: Nov 7, 2012; by Hand Knit

munce posted:

https://twitter.com/Roolockwood/status/1395595298559315971
"Economists have made-up their own numbers on climate change" based on a "crazy-bad assumption" says Australian economist @ProfSteveKeen
And if they are wrong, "we are screwed."

it's worth noting here that keen is a neo-keynesian, not any kind of materialist. and here he is pumping eco-stalin to a room full of libs.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:01

T-Paine: Dec 12, 2007; Sitting in the Costco food court unmasked, Bible in hand, reading my favorite Psalms to my five children: Abel, Bethany, Carlos, Carlos, and Carlos.

Love this framing

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-manatee-club-state-feds-emergency.html

quote:

Manatee club applauds state, feds for agreeing to emergency feeding as mammals die off

The Save the Manatee Club applauded state and federal wildlife authorities Monday night for their staff-level agreement for a trial, emergency feeding of Central Florida manatees at risk of starvation as winter months approach.

The group's executive director, Patrick Rose, said the agreement, with myriad details yet to be determined, came a week ago based on last winter's wave of manatee deaths along Central Florida's portion of the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County.

The lagoon system is suffering a pollution-driven ecosystem collapse, which has wiped out nearly all of the seagrass beds that manatees depend on for foraging.

Rose said he fears manatees in the area are malnourished and at risk of starvation with the onset of winter cold snaps that stress the animals.

Officials at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission could not be reached for comment.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:10

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

mawarannahr posted:

we were just talking about subway. the new plan is to build 40 million sandwich shops worldwide, but is that a realistic goal? that�s what we�re trying to settle.

one billion subways

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:11

Spime Wrangler: Feb 23, 2003; Because we can.

splifyphus posted:

it's worth noting here that keen is a neo-keynesian, not any kind of materialist. and here he is pumping eco-stalin to a room full of libs.

if you stick an earnest lib climate scientist or sustainability engineer in a room with real decision makers they radicalize surprisingly quickly

it's actually awesome - you can tell who's a beady eyed industry shill really quickly because they've been in the field for years yet don't give off an aura of existential despair and a confusion as to why they even still try

mad props to the folks who stay the course, though

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:18

BIG HEADLINE: Jun 13, 2006; "Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

The cognitive dissonance here is just loving :discourse:

: https://onemileatatime.com/insights/i-bought-millions-of-miles/

TL;DR: "I bought millions of AA miles but I did it by donating to Conservation International, a fake environmental organization with ties to oil companies and Mon-loving-santo. But not because I care about the environment or anything - they were offering a big bonus per dollar spent." :downs:

BIG HEADLINE has issued a correction as of 21:42 on Dec 16, 2021

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:27

Notorious R.I.M.: Jan 27, 2004; up to my ass in alligators

splifyphus posted:

it's worth noting here that keen is a neo-keynesian, not any kind of materialist. and here he is pumping eco-stalin to a room full of libs.

Turns out that critically reading Nordhaus et al's crocks of poo poo is the best way to radicalize yourself as an economist.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:30

JAY ZERO SUM GAME: Oct 18, 2005; Walter.
I know you know how to do this.
Get up.

Milo and POTUS posted:

one billion subways

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:35

biceps crimes: Apr 12, 2008

one billion American subways

# ? Dec 16, 2021 21:52

RockyB: Mar 8, 2007; Dog Therapy: Shockingly Good

splifyphus posted:

yeah, this is the final stage of crack ping. like, it's that old 'may you live in interesting times' thing, but on crack.

we live in the most interesting times, ever. it's the loving end of history! there's never been a better time to be alive and awake. if you're strong enough to stare the horror of the real in the face, then you are treated to a perspective that no entity has ever had before.

we're collectively powerful enough to wipe out an entire biosphere, and individually we have never been more helpless. we get to watch an apocalypse, through an apocalypse, while being an apocalypse.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 22:48

bag em and tag em: Nov 4, 2008

Koirhor posted:

I love The Expanse but everytime I watch the opening credits and see how they built a giant seawall to save the Statue of Liberty I lmao

One of my best crack/pings was a video demonstrating the effectiveness of different sea walls and one option was clearly far and away superior so they put in a lower third that said "most expensive option" to let you know that it ain't happening. No other options had any kind of qualifier attached.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 22:50

Cup Runneth Over: Aug 8, 2009; She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate

On December 16th, 2021, it is currently colder in Los Angeles, CA than New York, NY.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:25

Raine: Apr 30, 2013; ACCELERATIONIST SUPERDOOMER

RockyB posted:

lmao

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:28

biceps crimes: Apr 12, 2008

RockyB posted:

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:29

Cold on a Cob: Feb 6, 2006; i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually; College Slice

RockyB posted:

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:31

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

RockyB posted:

hell yeah

idk how anyone can go around with doom mindset. everything is far too interesting to be going about your life in doom, and we're so lucky. it's a treasure trove of scientific curiosity and marvel with global genetic history being rewritten in real time; the inner workings of the planet being unraveled and exposed for study. think of how few sapient life there is, and then think of how even fewer sapient life, across the universe and whatever other alternate universes, will ever experience complete self-made biosphere collapse going from nearly 0-to-100 within their very lifespan. like it's like winning a super megamillions lotto thousands of times consecutively.

Xaris has issued a correction as of 23:35 on Dec 16, 2021

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:31

BaldDwarfOnPCP: Jun 26, 2019; by Pragmatica

Xaris posted:

hell yeah

idk how anyone can go around with doom mindset. everything is far too interesting to be going about your life in doom, and we're so lucky. it's a treasure trove of scientific curiosity and marvel with global genetic history being rewritten in real time; the inner workings of the planet being unraveled and exposed for study. think of how few sapient life there is, and then think of how even fewer sapient life, across the universe and whatever other alternate universes, will ever experience complete self-made biosphere collapse going from nearly 0-to-100 within their very lifespan. like it's like winning a super megamillions lotto thousands of times consecutively.

yeah

I could be wiped out by a roving iceberg, fire hurricane or whatever, nothing of value is lost

It just sucks to care about any other living thing

that's how they get you

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:38

petit choux: Feb 24, 2016

Xaris posted:

hell yeah

idk how anyone can go around with doom mindset. everything is far too interesting to be going about your life in doom, and we're so lucky. it's a treasure trove of scientific curiosity and marvel with global genetic history being rewritten in real time; the inner workings of the planet being unraveled and exposed for study. think of how few sapient life there is, and then think of how even fewer sapient life, across the universe and whatever other alternate universes, will ever experience complete self-made biosphere collapse going from nearly 0-to-100 within their very lifespan. like it's like winning a super megamillions lotto thousands of times consecutively.

Yeah, you could say we really lucked out. All those generations of people living in slavery and misery, all to bring this brief shining moment of freedom from want and from oppression, so make every moment count.

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:47

Q-sixtysix: Jun 4, 2005

yeah my only real grievance is that I have young adult children who won�t get old, but I guess getting old sucks anyways. they both like Fallout and The Last of Us, and maybe raiding is better than a desk job at a bank

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:48

petit choux: Feb 24, 2016

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

yeah

I could be wiped out by a roving iceberg, fire hurricane or whatever, nothing of value is lost

It just sucks to care about any other living thing

... that's how they get you

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:49

Mayor Dave: Feb 20, 2009; Bernie the Snow Clown

RockyB posted:

# ? Dec 16, 2021 23:53

FUCK COREY PERRY: Apr 19, 2008

RockyB posted:

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FUCK COREY PERRY: Apr 19, 2008

Xaris posted:

hell yeah

idk how anyone can go around with doom mindset. everything is far too interesting to be going about your life in doom, and we're so lucky. it's a treasure trove of scientific curiosity and marvel with global genetic history being rewritten in real time; the inner workings of the planet being unraveled and exposed for study. think of how few sapient life there is, and then think of how even fewer sapient life, across the universe and whatever other alternate universes, will ever experience complete self-made biosphere collapse going from nearly 0-to-100 within their very lifespan. like it's like winning a super megamillions lotto thousands of times consecutively.

like of course if aliens exist they'd be visiting now to watch this poo poo unfold, this is primetime baby

# ? Dec 17, 2021 00:02

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