If thereโs any silver lining a meteor might hit us and put us out of our misery before we have to worry about wet bulb temperatures
Thereโs a good chance for another major pandemic, and weโre passing the global warming point of no return.
For better or worse, the US was the biggest player on the planet; now that weโve fumbled, I think the world is done for. Maybe China could have risen to take the USโs place, but theyโre stumbling toward an economic catastrophe, India has their own problems, and Russia is exposed as a bit player. The EU could have been a shining beacon, but theyโre struggling with their own rise in fascism. Who else is there? A South American country? Theyโre barely holding on to their own economies. Canada? Too small - I mean, big country, but not very big population (1/10th of the US). And the US is big enough that when we go down, weโre going to drag a lot of the planet with us. Shit, thanks to Russia and Israel, weโve been edging into WWIII. Trumpโs senile enough to press the button, I have no doubt, and heโll be completely surrounded by moronic Yes-men this time, with no one to try to talk sense into him. Maybe a relatively quick, fiery end would be better than a painful spiral.
Weโre done as a planet. Some creatures will survive, but humans have used up all the readily available low-tech surface resources - oils, coals, metals - so anything that evolves intelligence after us wonโt make it past the stone age. And then, the sun will die.
At least we have more solid evidence to the answer to Fermiโs paradox. Itโd be a bigger question if we werenโt rushing toward our own extinction.
Iโd thought the Great Filter would be a more formidable event than a reality TV host
Count us out. Canada has our own Trump wannabe lined up. Heโs been like 20-30 points ahead and weโre no where close to election time.
Ontario the biggest province stayed home and didnโt bother to vote out the conservative premiere who has been fucking shit up. They all stayed home and handed him another majority. In a year or so we will elect our analog of Trump. Make no mistake heโs stocked the party full of MAGA and Proud Boys. Iโm not being dramatic. Itโs literally what it is. Within 4 years Canada will be openly aligned with Trump.
