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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 118 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Btw we sorted out that climate stuff while you were sleeping. You looked like you needed it, so we just let you rest.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 63 points 4 months ago (3 children)

And social security is in a lockbox

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And we have universal basic income, paid by the productivity gains due to automation. Why don't we just spend the day at the beach?

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

I'm not exactly eager to jump into Brave New World, either...

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's not all great ..

Let's not forget the oil crisis. We have way too much oil, since all cars were mandated to run on trash.

And the glaciars are now on the attack.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

oof a new ice age would be awesome

[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We overcame capitalism, too...

if we had taken him seriously, we would be jocking about it like we joke about Y2k.

all that fear mongering for nothing... only because that real fear mongering was used to avoid that disaster.