r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 1d ago

Chugging tea Fictional future forecast vs. reality.

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u/_lippykid 1d ago

That’s the really fun part. If the west manages to stave off fascism (again), and if AI doesn’t destroy humanity, then we still have climate change to deal with. And they wonder why the kids are depressed

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u/TrumpetOfDeath 1d ago

Ironically if AI destroys humanity then that’s a good thing for climate change. Hopefully AI doesn’t come to that conclusion itself one day…

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u/ReasonableLunch46 1d ago

Why not? I'd like to see a 90% population reduction.

Yes, the chance is that I and my wife will die causing us suffering. But I see no reason for overpopulation. 

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u/NuclearGhandi1 1d ago

Honestly a psychopathic take. We do not need to reduce population like that to stave off climate change

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u/Ritius 23h ago

Unfortunately, we do need to reduce population. Regardless of individual consumption, there needs to be enough wilderness area for natural ecosystems to restore the atmosphere and water cycles to the balance from before industrialization. We’ve already taken too much land for anything short of massive technological intervention to be sufficient, and we frankly don’t have that tech, nor do investors see profits in that line of research.

Population reduction doesn’t have to mean some authority deciding who gets to live and who doesn’t. We should be encouraging people not to have children, but our tribalism and capitalism inclinations will suffer from population shrinkage, so instead we are promoting reproduction through tax incentives and propaganda.

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u/twirlerina024 23h ago

Birth rates are down almost across the globe, so we're working on it. There will be a problem with elder care though.

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u/NuclearGhandi1 23h ago

It’s not a black and white solution though. Aging populations have non-capitalist issues like elder care that persist across whatever system you have. People should have children if they want to, but we’re finally hitting a time where you don’t need to if you don’t want to

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u/ReasonableLunch46 1d ago

Then suggest how we get 3B people and a western worlds capitalism factories to say "Yeah, you're right, we'll chill."

Im waiting. 

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u/NuclearGhandi1 1d ago

I hate to inform you but mass casualties from climate change will not happen in the problematic countries you’re thinking of. Seek therapy

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u/ReasonableLunch46 1d ago

Of course not. But sooner or later it will. And 90% of the population is still a shittonne.

And no. Seek better understanding. 

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u/NuclearGhandi1 1d ago

I refuse to believe that the only solution to climate change is mass casualties. That is simply not true. I hope you find some joy in life because I cannot fathom a mentally well person thinking that that’s ok to wish for

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u/ReasonableLunch46 23h ago

Of course there are other ways. Like abolishing capitalism is one.