this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2024
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[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 89 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The American upper class has spent so long being shielded from the fallout of its actions that it believes itself invincible.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not a class issue nearly so much as it is an 83-year-olds be stubborn problem

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a perfect microcosm story for why we're completely screwed by climate collapse. People would complain about how heavy handed the symbolism is if this was in a movie

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[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 67 points 1 year ago (3 children)

comrade landslide take my energy

[–] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

If it collapses and he survives, it'll be blamed on communist earthbenders. No introspection whatsoever. The commies sabotaged his perfectly safe mansion

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Damn if I was 82 and had a giant beachside mansion I would stay in it too. Great way to go out, ride that sucker into hell.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Probably same. I'd be too old to move to another house. Fuck that.

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 59 points 1 year ago

greek tragedy level hubris

[–] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

Aquaman taketh

[–] Fredward@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

hopefully somebody livestreams it falling into the sea

[–] Notcontenttobequiet@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Critical support for comrade coastal erosion

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Inshallah, tongzhi Gaming... though others' towns, like yours, aren't exactly invincible to such courses of nature

But hey, another richman down...

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

What's the salvage rules on stuff that falls in the ocean? thinkin-lenin

[–] nick@midwest.social 40 points 1 year ago

Oh no. Anyway

[–] MorelaakIsBack@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

aging extreme sports enthusiast invents new accessibility friendly passive downhill style

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

Wealthy old man biding his time while a landslide undercuts his support. Very uncommitted to doing anything about it. Where have I seen this before?

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

We should convince all capitalists to live on easily collapsible cliffs

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago
[–] cmhickman358@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

I've got a sneaking suspicion that they have somehow jacked up their insurance policy on the house and everything in it (or that they claim is in it) and are just going to use this as an excuse to rake it in on a property that's been doomed for some time now.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

how-much-could-it-cost imagine paying 16 million for a compound falling down a cliff side, lol, lmao

[–] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn’t there a parable about a house built on sand? I wonder if that would be relevant.

[–] glans@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

is it one of the 3 little pigs?

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[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Motherfuckers like this are ruining coasts across the country. Well, really its land/real estate developers but its a huge issue in the Great Lakes area too where basically every inch of land near a coastline is snapped up and clear cut for mcmansion building, which destroys the trees and vegetation that held these cliffs together.

Seen dozens of houses slide down cliffs and i would cheer if not for the environmental destruction they caused in the first place sicko-wistful

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

When I am in charge all bodies of water will be surrounded by an appropriate amount of park space before anyone can build anything that isn't a shipping port or yknow, stuff to do with boats. You shouldn't be able to effectively privatize a lake or because now the only way to access it is by trespassing.

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[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

inshallah the mcmansion gets swallowed by the sea and takes the ghoul with him

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

California solidarity Florida

Otherwise being really good states that are unfortunately wasted on the wealthy.

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

California has incredible climate and geography, but Florida? It's a flat swamp with hellacious heat and humidity.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But Everglades and Manatees, and you could make a case Miami is Caribbean-adjacent.

Bruh, your username, holy shit LMFAO!!

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

Here's hoping

[–] buh@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lewis Bug Man is gonna die in his pod

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

just-one-small-problem

"Sell it to who, ben?"

This guy i guess

I take comfort in the fact that quite many of these holders of capital seem to be pretty simple.

[–] Crowtee_Robot@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

Wait. Stop. Don't.

[–] HelltakerHomosexual@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

i wanna watch it'd be funny

[–] cosecantphi@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Damn, thinking of camping out near the beach below the house so I can loot the wreck after it falls

[–] ChairmanSpongebob@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

Tune-in next week to find out!

[–] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago
[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's 82. No one can touch him

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[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago
[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He’s probably right. We should convince him to stay considering this is the case!

[–] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe he should call some of his rich friends over for a party!

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[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I was in my 80s and someone said "move house or you might die", I'd seriously consider just rolling the dice on death.

Moving sucks so God damn much.

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[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

This kind of thing makes me feel like maybe sometimes not having single payer health care is ok

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Let him die thatd be funny

No cap fr fr he's gonna get that deathussy from this sus move. He ain't got enough rizz.

fellow-kids

[–] DanComrd@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

He's 82, Darvin is about 30 years late either way.

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