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We need a counter-2025 Project.
Can you narrow down which parts cover this?
Honestly, this thought has been hanging in the back of my brain for a while. As soon as I had a little money, I asked myself how to maximize my protection against climate change. (I am still mulling over it) So I would expect billionaires to really care about it, at least for their own personal wellness. But that’s not how it seems. It looks like they are warring over the same old resources, not noticing how the world of tomorrow is going to be drastically different from the world of today. Or maybe they are setting up personal guerrilla groups to defend themselves? I’m lost
Haven't they all got bunkers built for themselves for when the shit goes down?
I haven’t heard anything about it…
They all have them. They just don't like advertising that.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/21/mark-zuckerberg-apocalypse-bunker-hawaii
To butcher Kurzweil, "Post-scarcity is already here, it's just not evenly distributed".
We have the resources for every man, woman, and child on this planet to lead a healthy life, to work minimal hours, and to achieve their life's purpose without drudgery, but the people who currently have power would have their power decreased in order to give it to us.
It's totally reasonable to think that they are blind to the problem.
Look at the run up to WW1. The European generals had studied the US Civil War and knew what large scale battles would look like.
But in the end it doesn't matter if they are acting out of blindness or insanity.
The result is the same.
For more than a few, the answer is luxury prepper bunkers. Spez has one of those.
This is a shower thought community, not a doomsayers community
It's 2025. If you're not thinking about doom you're not paying attention.
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2025
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