• mo_ztt ✅@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Political will to address global warming in a genuine way. Fast-forward like 50 years and imagine talking to someone.

    “So, you knew it was going to be like this?”

    “I mean, kind of. People said it might happen.”

    “All this death? Losing so much of the planet? We reorganized our whole society, what’s left of it, just around trying to heal the damage the best that we can. But you had the chance still with all the infrastructure functioning. You had money, you had organization, you had technology and resources. Why didn’t you do something?”

    “I mean, we had some programs.”

    “No, I mean you. Why didn’t you do something? Did you do just like everyone else and keeping driving around and showing up for work?”

    “Well, I had rent…”

    “… Brazil’s gone. Central Africa’s gone. Nothing usable grows below the arctic circle, and the weather makes it tough down there anyway. We live here, and it’s okay, but we’re always hungry. Always. You see me. I’m hungry right now, I ate yesterday, but I’m hungry.”

    “…”

    “You had rent? … What are your kids’ names? I can check in the system, I can see if they made it or not, where they are if they’re alive.”

    “…”