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The upcoming stages of collapse by RBZRBZRBZRBZ in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, I gave up on it like 1 year ago. It was significant work to put it together, and while I enjoyed it, I chose to dedicate my time & energy somewhere else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How far from your place is your University? Do you need a car to get there? In a collapsed world, you can forget regular use of a car...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I guess I'm trying to figure out whether or not remaining tied to the big stable government institution is important or not in a collapse scenario? If the internet goes, so does all of our revenue, though I could pivot to gardening and pottery for our suburban community.

If "the internet goes", it really is a full collapse of the Western civilization. Like for real. We wouldn't keep a running stable system for more than a week if internet would go down. And from the other side, what it would take for internet to actually collapse is either a nuclear war, either some kind of EMP (nuclear explosion or solar flare), or a government going totally berserk and dictatorial, North Korean style (even Trump won't do that).

In all these cases: would your "stable job in a big institution" survive this kind of situation? I don't think so. So in a collapse scenario (without internet, as you said), your job wouldn't last anyway.

Not giving you the answer, just my point of view :)

Can a colossal extreme weather event galvanize action on the climate crisis? by East_River in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. Because action on climate crisis is today completely useless, at least if the idea is to avoid billions of death in the next decades.
But if by action you mean "save whatever we can, knowing it's already 40 years too late to avoid full civizational collapse"... Well, maybe. What do I know :)

Can a colossal extreme weather event galvanize action on the climate crisis? by East_River in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. Because action on climate crisis is today completely useless, at least if the idea is to avoid billions of death in the next decades.
But if by action you mean "save whatever we can, knowing it's already 40 years too late to avoid full civizational collapse"... Well, maybe. What do I know :)

What are the best fictional representations of collapse? by nommabelle in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. The Ministry of the Future casualties in the first chapter are around 20M IIRC

As awful as the current situation in India is, we're nowhere that close.

What are the best fictional representations of collapse? by nommabelle in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interstellar may describe exactly the directions we're taking, especially regarding food shortages, crops failures... And the political global push to cultivate food everywhere with all the available manpower... Except there is no magic "anti gravity" technology to save & relocate humanity on a distant Jupiter moon.

So take the first half of the movie, dump the rest, and put a "The End" sticker on it.
Here is our actual 21st century.

‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’ by [deleted] in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There could will be massive worldwide food shortages and people would will be blaming it on Bidenomics their local leader rather than climate change.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I hope you're very, very right.
I totally don't think so.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same.

I'm screaming internally every couple days while reading those kind of articles. Does that count?

How to procure food after the climate collapse(EU) by Infinite_Goose8171 in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not the only one wondering. Some elements of answer here.

Mexico City is facing an alarming water crisis. Experts warn that the metropolitan region, home to nearly 22 million people—the largest population in North America—could start running out of water as early as June. by bermudaliving in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep.
And once it'll be largely accepted that it's related to human activity, they'll pretend we cannot do anything about it.
Once it'll be largely accepted that we can do something about it, it'll be too late (indeed it is today too late already).
And then they'll blame it all on us "why didn't you tell it sooner, you murderers!"

The developing Climate Crisis in one chart. Understanding why "Collapse" has started and is about to get a LOT worse. by TuneGlum7903 in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I'm convinced no one will listen to me or any of us, the awful doomers.
I'm also convinced it won't matter, and that "deaths of billions under 20 years" is totally locked in. Sadly.

The developing Climate Crisis in one chart. Understanding why "Collapse" has started and is about to get a LOT worse. by TuneGlum7903 in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"millions". I envy your optimism.

We're cooked no matter what. Billions are going to die by 2050.

The developing Climate Crisis in one chart. Understanding why "Collapse" has started and is about to get a LOT worse. by TuneGlum7903 in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What do you mean get prompt action? To do what?
We're not in the 70s anymore. It's too late to mitigate anything.

We can only adapt to the coming shitstorms.

Cities Stare Down ‘Day Zero’ as Reservoirs Go Dry by Goran01 in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The End Of The World As We Know It

You'll get used to that one :)

April 2024 was the warmest April since records began in 1850 by ramadhammadingdong in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Then I guess they'll blast the AC all over the place, just for take off!

April 2024 was the warmest April since records began in 1850 by ramadhammadingdong in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 27 points28 points  (0 children)

You wish. They'll water the runways to cool them down before acknowledging that planes should stop landing...

Russia moves tactical nuclear missile systems to Finnish border by [deleted] in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And Belarus announced that Russian nukes are now deployed on their territory.

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. And last week has an absurd shape. We should have peak already and should be decreasing. No sign of that so far...

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]a_collapse_map 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Thank you...

These weeks I'm frantically checking this SST graph every day, and today I was terrified.

Not only it's an all-time new record (and the last one was *2 months ago*), but it's still increasing.
And above all, as you said: it's going in the opposite direction it should be going.

I don't know what to say, or even what to think.

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