I think that's true for only a planet with indefinite resources. We haven't really hit many caps yet, but I believe things will start to slow down within a lifetime.
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I'm somewhat disappointed at all this "my way is the right way".
There is still a large portion of climate deniers out there. There is still an extremely powerful, rich minority that simply doesn't care.
But no, people who are optimistically worried about climate change tell people that have a pessimistic picture of humanity that they are wrong.
Mike Patton has the most versatile voice and music styles from all artists I know. In this song he sounds a little like Axl Rose. In others he growls the wildest metal and after that he sings operetta.
These diverse genre styles mixed with an incredible tone range owned by a hard working dude, singing with many bands and at the same time not being afraid of testing borders and being experimental, is something very unique.
I actually think Mike Patton's work is underrated.
First paragraph:
Global efforts to slow a runaway climate catastrophe may have reached a critical milestone in the last year with the peak of global carbon emissions from energy use, according to experts.
A day earlier also in The Guardian:
Doesn't feel like optimism to me when we merely stop accelerating the whole mess. That's the most easy part, I believe.
Humans existed for several hundred thousand years. We went from gatherers and hunters to farmers, developed technology, had countless revolutions. In the 21 century we praise ourselves for being democrats, believe in the rule of law, we are pro human rights. We left the dark ages behind us, we believe.
In reality human lives, especially when poor and weak, are still treated as they were worth less than some paper that we colored.
During the massacre, Thompson and his Hiller OH-23 Raven crew, Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn, stopped a number of killings by threatening and blocking American officers and enlisted soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division. Additionally, Thompson and his crew saved a number of Vietnamese civilians by personally escorting them away from advancing United States Army ground units and assuring their evacuation by air. Thompson reported the atrocities by radio several times while at Sơn Mỹ. Although these reports reached Task Force Barker operational headquarters, nothing was done to stop the massacre. After evacuating a child to a Quảng Ngãi hospital, Thompson angrily reported to his superiors at Task Force Barker headquarters that a massacre was occurring at Sơn Mỹ. Immediately following Thompson's report, Lieutenant Colonel Frank A. Barker ordered all ground units in Sơn Mỹ to cease search and destroy operations in the village.
In 1970, Thompson testified against those responsible for the Mỹ Lai Massacre. Twenty-six officers and enlisted soldiers, including William Calley and Ernest Medina, were charged with criminal offenses, but all were either acquitted or pardoned. Thompson was condemned and ostracized by many individuals in the United States military and government, as well as the public, for his role in the investigations and trials concerning the Mỹ Lai massacre. As a direct result of what he experienced, Thompson experienced posttraumatic stress disorder, alcoholism, divorce, and severe nightmare disorder. Despite the adversity he faced, he remained in the United States Army until November 1, 1983, then continued to make a living as a helicopter pilot in the Southeastern United States.
Is that an alternative explanation to the "inner core stopped moving and may reverse" theory? Wasn't that also in a 7, 8 year cycle?
To me (total idiot layman) this could make much more sense. What power could possibly make a 2400 km diameter metal ball change spin direction every few years?
But a wobble, yeah. Like a spinning top toy that lost a little speed and isn't perfectly upright anymore.
But maybe, maybe - tiny maybe - they act if they get told at COP29. Or COP30. Or COP31. Or a later COP.
I'd actually lean back in big relief if it's just 1.5 °C by 2100!
And when they're moving, they're highly inefficient as well. With a displacement ship hull designed to part the water their top speed is limited by their own length. A ship cannot overtake its own bow wake and with a length of let's say 70 meters you end up at a top speed of about 20 knots. Which isn't slow, but also not that much faster than cargo or passenger transport (maybe going 10 to 15 knots).
While a cargo ship is mostly longer and could theoretically sail faster, it is designed to be economical. It gets an engine that is most efficient at a certain speed, for example 12 knots at ahead standard, the propeller is cut for efficiency etc.
A yacht is designed to be comfortable and fast. It gets powerful engines that combust however much they need to combust. The propeller may be designed to produce less noise or vibration instead of being most fuel efficient.
"...instead we want a death certificate for the whole world, everything else would just not be fair!" /s
I want to know this as well. This is the only reason why I often switch between browser feddit and Boost.