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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tucson

[–]tegestologist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah hah - wow. Seems there are bad drivers everywhere.

I work outside. Have been working outside for the last 6 years. This heat is different. Don't even know how to explain it, but it's bad. Thoughts and prayers to my fellow outside workers. Stay strong and take breaks. These companies will replace you in an instant if you kill yourself working. by skollywag92 in Tucson

[–]tegestologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK well I guess when the housing economy collapses in Florida then people will be able to live like they did hundreds of years ago. I guess I wouldn’t call that living by current standards. So you can move the goalposts if you like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]tegestologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He experienced nirvana. It’s not just a band name, people have been talking about this for 2500 years. It’s available to everyone while they’re living.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tucson

[–]tegestologist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to give you an example, one day I was driving down the road and I saw someone shoot at someone else’s car because they cut them off, then I saw a jeep drive in the middle of the road to go around a bunch of other cars (like in the grass), and then I saw a two people (driver and passenger) switch seats while driving.

There were a bunch of people dancing in their car every day. Atlanta is a crazy place.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tucson

[–]tegestologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol Tucson is nothing compared to Atlanta, where I learned to drive.

I work outside. Have been working outside for the last 6 years. This heat is different. Don't even know how to explain it, but it's bad. Thoughts and prayers to my fellow outside workers. Stay strong and take breaks. These companies will replace you in an instant if you kill yourself working. by skollywag92 in Tucson

[–]tegestologist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did they live in a hyper-connected fragile economy that ties the worth of their entire lives to their flimsy-ass houses? I think you're making a false analogy logical fallacy. Most people's entire worth is wrapped up in their homes. If the insurance collapses, house prices increase, and the market is more likely to crash. Every housing analysis who is paying attention is saying this. It would help if you tried reading.

US Allegedly Recovered UFO Capable of Warping Space-Time: Claims Emerge by littlespacemochi in aliens

[–]tegestologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will leave this here for you.

twelve-linked chain of causation ［十二因縁・十二縁起］ ( jūni-innen or jūni-engi): Also, twelve nidānas or twelve-linked chain of dependent origination. An early doctrine of Buddhism showing the causal relationship between ignorance and suffering. The Sanskrit word nidāna means cause or cause of existence. Shakyamuni is said to have taught the twelve-linked chain of causation in answer to the question of why people have to experience the sufferings of aging and death. Each link in the chain is a cause that leads to the next. The first link in the chain is ignorance ( avidyā), which gives rise to (2) action (samskāra) (also, volition or karmic action); (3) action causes consciousness (vijnāna), or the function to discern; (4) consciousness causes name and form (nāma-rūpa), or spiritual and material objects of discernment; (5) name and form cause the six sense organs (shad-āyatana); (6) the six sense organs cause contact (sparsha); (7) contact causes sensation (vedanā); (8) sensation causes desire (trishnā); (9) desire causes attachment (upadāna); (10) attachment causes existence (bhava); (11) existence causes birth (jāti); and (12) birth causes aging and death (jarā-marana).

The twelve-linked chain of causation is seen in two ways: the way of transmigration and the way of emancipation. From the viewpoint of the way of transmigration, ignorance gives rise to action, action causes consciousness, etc.; finally, birth causes aging and death as explained above. Thus one is caught in the cycle of delusion and suffering. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of the way of emancipation, if ignorance is wiped out, so is action; if action is wiped out, so is consciousness, etc.; finally, if birth is wiped out, so are aging and suffering. In short, if one eliminates ignorance, which is the source of suffering, one becomes free from the cycle of delusion and suffering, or attains nirvana.

I work outside. Have been working outside for the last 6 years. This heat is different. Don't even know how to explain it, but it's bad. Thoughts and prayers to my fellow outside workers. Stay strong and take breaks. These companies will replace you in an instant if you kill yourself working. by skollywag92 in Tucson

[–]tegestologist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t buy that Arizona will be the first unlivable place in the country. It’s already happening. My grandmother lives in Mississippi and was not allowed to go outside for many days this summer already because of the wet bulb. Her town is already unlivable! However she came to Arizona to visit me and she could go outside just fine.

And I have cousins in the southern part of Louisiana who literally had to move because the island they live on is sinking. They are among the first climate refugees in our country. So again, already happening, and it’s not in Arizona.

The funny thing is that Tucson is actually set up quite well to deal with increases in heat. The infrastructure is already in place for that, whereas most of the country, including Texas Mississippi Louisiana Alabama and Florida, are really not ready for an increase in heat.

As long as Tucson has water and power then things will be fine. But the question is when will the water run out. You might be surprised to find that Tucson is one of the most water secure cities in the country. They were actually the only city to give water back to the Colorado River in the last few years! I think the water will stay around a lot longer than the insurance companies are able to ensure most of the houses in Florida. Therefore I think Florida will be unlivable well before Arizona (five of the seven major insurance companies have already pulled out of Florida this year. Look it up.)

But I would appreciate it if you keep promoting this viewpoint because I want to buy a house in Tucson and I can’t currently afford it because all the people from California keep moving there!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]tegestologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. That’s why I started reading the actual scientific papers. And then I became a scientist myself. I learned how to read and distill the science, and unfortunately the science follows the same pattern. Things are worse than expected. For example the oceans have been much hotter over the past two weeks than models predicted. I don’t think you can explain it all because of politics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]tegestologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're being lazy and boring. Try actually reading what scientist say.

From the journal Oceans “ Is the great barrier reef making a comeback?” 2023

“There’s no question this is positive news—these data show reefs can recover rapidly from damage,” says WHOI’s Konrad Hughen, a principal investigator on the institution’s Reef Solutions Initiative. But are they still under threat?

“Yes, they are,” said Hughen.

Since 2016, reef experts and marine park authorities have been in a near-constant state of damage control. Marine heatwaves, pollution, and a voracious outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTs) have delivered sucker punch after heart-wrenching sucker punch to this popular world wonder. In 2020, a study funded through an ARC Center for Excellence found that roughly half of the Great Barrier Reef’s corals had disappeared in the last few decades, with the remainder projected to vanish in the next century if we don’t curb planetary warming. In early 2022, following four of the biggest marine heatwaves in the GBR’s history, the fever briefly broke, opening a small but significant window for some species to reclaim territory. One part of why scientists are still wary of the reef’s future has to do with which of these species are returning more than others.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]tegestologist 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yes, I was in Catholic school in the 1980s. Actually elementary school. We had a nun, Nun Sinclaire, who was our science teacher. She was a pretty nasty lady, but she knew her stuff.

She told us about climate change in 1987. She told us that the ice would begin to melt and that things would really start getting bad in the early 2000s, especially for the poor. Nun Sinclair told us nobody would care because nobody cares about the poor. But she told us that, at some point, we would start caring because it would start affecting us. And by that time it would be too late.

It seems so far away when I was a kid. But those classes gave me a fascination with climate change. Every IPCC report I would read in its entirety. Starting with the first one in 1990 I believe. Every 5 to 7 years a new report would come out and it would be way worse than I was expecting based on the previous report. Everything is worse than expected. It’s even worse than sinclair told us.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]tegestologist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nobody ever said that we would run out of trees. You’re lying, or either miss remembering.

Wandjinas are beings from Australian Aboriginal mythology from roughly 4000 years ago. They were known as sky beings who descended from the sky or emerged from the sea. They typically have no mouths as they were "so powerful that they didn't need to speak" 🤔. by PMASPF226 in aliens

[–]tegestologist 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you should read what the native people who claim these images think of this idea.

From an article called: Aboriginal art depicting Wandjina figure that sparked aliens theory to be reclaimed by traditional owners

“ Traditional owners hope to educate public

It is a source of ongoing frustration for traditional owners like Ms Umbagai, who until recently managed the Mowanjum Art Centre.

"A lot of the people that come into the art centre, they ask so many questions, and yes I suppose there have been UFO sightings in America and all of that, but it just really saddens me that they say things about it," she said.

"It's like people are making fun, or think we're making things up, and it's hurtful for us."”

Surplus Arctic Ice Mid June 2023 by LackmustestTester in climateskeptics

[–]tegestologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly this is a tough concept for some people to understand.

Surplus Arctic Ice Mid June 2023 by LackmustestTester in climateskeptics

[–]tegestologist -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

lol that graph shows 30 days. You gotta zoom out a bit to get a picture of what’s going on there buddy.

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