this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They're both wrong. It's a right now problem AND a future problem.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

That's true, but they still think it's a future problem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a "right now" problem for anyone with a lifetime of savings to insulate them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It is. Increased extreme weather affects everyone. Granted, wealthy people are less catastrophically affected, but they're still not unaffected.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah but the old guy will die of old age before it gets bad enough to actually affect him, so he doesn't care

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Would’ve also worked if the old guy just said “Exactly”.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Not funny because it’s true.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

not the onion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Don't wanna wait 'til tomorrow. Why put it off another day? One by one, little problems build up, and stand in our way