• BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    I said on Facebook this morning: “I’m sorry Americans, I hate this for you” and caught a 30 day ban. Amazing. I am so sorry.

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    I hate how this picture is accurate. American inaction on climate change fucks everyone over. There’s almost no chance of convincing China and India to reduce emissions if the richest country in the world can’t be bothered to lift a finger.

    But hey, maybe this will incentivize Elon to double his efforts on colonizing Mars for the super rich!

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      I hope he does and that all the billionaires join on the maiden flight, we’re gonna get rid of the worst scum in one single swoop. I mean, chances are that things will go as well in space/on Mars as his self driving teslas, so please do that ASAP

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    oh stop being the melodramatic american. the world is a huge place and is hardly affected by what happens in your local area. My country didn’t change from 2016, nor did most other countries. It is not a world-wide problem.

    I’m not saying you can’t be upset, please, get mad–I’d be mad. But don’t invoke the world’s name, please, we don’t care.

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      I think this post is about climate change, which is absolutely a global problem

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        Except the US won’t do anything to solve their part of climate change, and the change in leadership will not affect their inaction. I think the best bet for solving climate change is a shift to renewable energy and laws and standards for AI and bot use.

        Every country also contributes to climate change. It’s not exactly an issue where you can put sole blame on someone. China for instance, emits the most CO2, but not by per capita, and also because they handle the world’s manufacturing and emissions. The Middle East, Oceania and countries below the equator all contribute more than their share of emissions… But that’s also because they’re in a hotter, drier climate.

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          best bet for solving climate change is a shift to renewable energy

          Nuclear energy is the future. Companies like Microsoft are now using entire reactors for their AI server farms.

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          If you think solving climate change requires a shower dt to renewable energy and don’t see the difference between US Democratic and Republican Admins, you’re not approaching this from a place of rationality

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      Read Project 2025. And then look at the rest of the leaders that followed Fuckface 45 and his bullshit behavior. This is going to snowball to hell and back.

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        I don’t care about Project 2025, it’s not my country. It doesn’t affect me in any meaningful way.

        You need to remember the rest of the world isn’t as stupid as the US. All the other country’s trump wannabes got humiliated, defeated and left the political scene as losers and loners.

        Quit assuming the world cares about your dumpster fire. Makes you part of the problem and even more deserving of it. I’m not saying you can’t be upset, please, get mad–I’d be mad. But don’t invoke the world’s name, please, we don’t care.

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        I believe it from experience. My country was unaffected by 2016. Same with my neighbouring countries. Nothing dramatic or drastic occurred.

        2020 was the same.

        This will also be the same.

        Most countries are unaffected by other countries’ elections.

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          This is the proletariat view of the world.

          For anyone who isn’t just a common wage worker and is aware of how markets work, it is very definitely not the case.

          A cog in the machine cannot perceive the machine’s changing output.

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      In a way it’s less upsetting reading something so short-sighted, because the chance to stop it has probably passed. We’ll all find out together the massive scope of this problem.

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        Short-sighted? Please. Nothing major changed in the world from 2016. There was Korea, and… That’s bout it. Geopolitically.