• Tiger_Man_@szmer.info
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    18 days ago

    how the fuck was a century with 2 world wars, the cold war, iron curtain etc. a fuck around century

    • Ogy@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Because exactly those things you describe (as well as some other factors/events) were reckless, violent experimenting (ideological, military, technological). And now we’re finding out. Like I’m not sure if you’re aware but the world changed ridiculously fast during the 1900s and now the early 2000s compared to the rest of history.

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        18 days ago

        They burned coal like crazy in 19th century, killed all the whales, soaked everything in mercury, genocide was the name of the game.

    • baines@piefed.social
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      18 days ago

      easy, google

      wet bulb temps not supportive of human life

      everything else short of the cold war nuke apoc is lol and at least that had the option of not happening

      we’re already in a positive feedback loop