The end of capitalism – or the end of civilisation? The choice could be that stark
theconversation.com
Ulrike Herrmann argues we no longer have the time to wait for technological breakthroughs that might solve the climate crisis.

Reading Time: 12 - 15 minutes.

  • vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Havent read the article yet (admittedly) but the title / concept sounds similar to Anthropocene or Capitalocene - Jason W. Moore .

    This is an idea that has helped me have a consistent reason for panic attacks the past several years.

    Edit read it, came back… I sympathize with the authors points in a lot of ways, but it does come across a little extra fatalist.

    When you are laying out a string of failures in the way they have, you can load sight of the impact any single one can have on the overall efficacy of the others.

    As an instance, I hold a pretty strong belief (hope?!) that we will see catastrophic enough rapid declines in overall population to come out with a chance on the other side. It may not be an equivalent life, but it could be an interesting one.

    It’d be real cool if that was via “the rapture” or something similar to start things off. I’d sure love to find out my atheistic views were way off and see what we could build on this polluted, burning husk after religion was cleared from it’s surface.