It’s a hilariously incompetent strategy by the rich because they’re more dependent on a functioning society than any other group. You can tell they’re not smart nor good leaders when they build luxury bunkers in New Zealand because those won’t save them from losing virtually (and possibly literally) everything they have. They have everything to lose and the only thing they need to do to keep their wealth and power is to contribute to the society they’re living off of. They’re failing miserably because they lack compassion. It will be their downfall.

Elon literally built a doomsday retreat in Texas, where most of the women he's fathered children live. as well as most of his children.
some notable exceptions, Grimes isnt there, nor the child who became Trans. for obvious reasons

I got news for you. We can already store food for dozens of years, if not a hundred in mylar bags with O2 absorbers. With enough money you could store enough food for you, security, families, and all supplies to repair and maintain an underground bunker for a lifetime, easily.

Knock knock open up the door it's real!

By the way, Trump wonders if Americans will let him treat them like this and continues to do "his business"

And here's the latest recalibration, done in 2023, main difference is that pollution just uses co2 level instead of a complex aggregate of pollution metrics.

Your pictured 2004 model may be the BAU model in these charts, not 100% sure, but Recalibration23 is the latest one.

EDIT: Looks like BAU2.

EDIT 2: Ah, didn't realize who I was replying to, haha. I have apparently successfully evangelized this model to you from that other thread a few days ago.

Still useful for any other readers to see.

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Socialism or barbarism wasn't just a catchphrase.

Unfortinately, we chose barbarism... even if a miraculous overthrow of capitalism happened right now... I think it is about two decades to late to avoid a catastrophic collapse in standard of living and loss of life.

I used to be pro UBI. Now I'm not so sure. The only resilient tool for increased equality is an organized work force that has real economic power. Workers on UBI has no real power and the UBI can be taken away anytime by those in power.

And if AI takes all jobs.. Well, lets cross that bridge when we get there. Maybe we simply have to hope for that crypto bro UBI solution. Qualia will be our last currency.

Few people are just going to sit and starve. They will steal food directly or turn to other crimes to get money to buy food.

UBW -- universal basic work. Jobs for everyone who wants them.

It usually is. Its a high risk gamble that can lead to basically anyghing. And probably that anything will be bad for the poor. Reformism and organized labor is a safer path towards increased equality. But maybe that ship has sailed for the US...

It is for the rich.

Not really, given the current state of the world, it would most likely accelerate the rise of fascism, war and the further environmental destruction of the planet.

I'd agree if it was just the oppressive system and the power and wealth of those benefitting the most from it collapsing with no ripple effects, but the most vulnerable groups of people will take the brunt of the initial damage long before the billionaires feel it.

A shitload of innocent people are going to die from the devastation wrought by a few billionaires and the politicians they own. Even more so than today.

10 years ago, it was a night and day better world state.

Even Trump 1.0, the worst thing in the world at the time was the ISIS threat. In Trump 2.0, We live in a world with

• WW3 Basically in its opening stage in Ukraine, Russia is pretty much fucked, but NATO is fucked too now that the US is run by someone who hates it
• Post Covid destruction of the economy
• The billionares have turned megalomaniac and wormed their way into government ears
• The US had an attempted Coup, the person who organized it is now the POTUS. and the people who participated in it are on the streets
• the gradual increase of uneducated stupidity through social media and MSM TV Brainrot.

We've basically been in a spiral towards armageddon this decade, the 2020s are BRUTAL compared to the mid 2010s.

And the trend has only accelerated since. Especially now that the fascists are implementing Project 2025 with frantic haste.

Just like with climate change, the fact that they hardly ever get the timeframe stated in the headlines right doesn't mean that the emergency isn't real.