I'm aware, but I was addressing that one point at the end of their post about us not having sustainable technology, which I consider distinct from tech that sequesters existing emissions. As in, had we structured our societies with that other tech, it would've been fairly sustainable.

For sequestering carbon, I'd read a bit about growing mass amounts of some sort of seaweed or grass in shallow areas being somewhat promising, though ultimately I think we're locked in for some extreme change regardless. My recommendations of sustainable tech would only limit the ceiling we reach in the future.

• Solar and Wind power are cheap and are infinitely scalable on both small and large scales.
• Public transport massively reduces energy requirements for transportation, and scales from bullet trains to light rail. Bike paths combined with ebikes can be used for smaller scales.
• Vegan diets massively reduce emissions and energy requirements to produce calories for a population
• Iron-air batteries are right now viable as an alternative to fossil fuel powered container ships. They are viable at large scales. For small scale between short distances, sailboats are still quite viable.
• High density urban planning done by the Edenicity plan reduces suburban sprawl and massively reduces energy consumption by allowing for an urban area to be energy and food self sufficient. This concept scales to both small villages or large cities.

The tech is there. The only thing stopping us is a lack of political will due to capitalism resulting in oligarchs who have captured the political system, and a lack of public awareness of alternative ways of life due to poor education and propaganda.

A properly informed public that understands the extreme dangers of climate change, oligarchic capitalism, and the viability of changing things with collective power would allow us to use these existing technologies and prevent the devastation we're headed toward.

Andor is one of the finest shows I've seen in years, and so deeply relevant for today.

Fir anyone who hasn't seen it yet, you can watch the first 3 episodes for free on YouTube. The rest is free too if you have certain swagger as he sing a shanty witg her mates! (Dbzero is a wonderful instance, by the by).

Humanity does not have the technology or capability to be sustainable

We absolutely have the technology, it's just being blocked from being implemented on emergency timescales by soulless oil and gas corpo suits that have almost de-facto control of governments in most countries.

There's a surprising amount of recognizable english in there, I was able to understand around 50% without the subtitles.

Eventually there will be a heat death of the universe, so that technically makes all existence 'meaningless' if you consider an ending to make everything before it meaningless.

Before then though, there will be a lot of existing going on for living beings, who fill their lives with meaning and joy and connection while they remain alive, and we'd rather like it if our environment wasn't a complete garbage fire while doing so.

I have! His album 'How to Think Like a Billionaire' is fantastic ^^

Based on this interview with Douglas Rushkoff, they can't even fathom treating their security guards well to prevent them from revolting in the bunker.

Doomerism isn't the answer. You may not have kids, but other people still will, and they'll have to live through the world we leave them. Instead of giving up and saying fuck it, use your anger, hope, love, whatever you need to fuel you, and do what you can. Plant trees to create shade you will not be under, find ways to minimize your energy usage, get to know your community, talk to them, prepare together.

It's far more fulfilling than waiting out your death in despair, so even if you think it's all useless, you'll have a much better time of it either way.

That is not a position backed by our current climate science knowledge. We do have a certain amount of climate change baked in right now, absolutely. And it will remain like that for quite a long time, and yes, if we went net-zero, it will stay that way for many decades, maybe even a century or two.

But we can influence how bad that period is, and if it will ever level off (for future generations, not in our lifetime).

If we throw up our hands and do nothing, we are guaranteeing our doom as a species. If we continue to fight, we can ease the pain and horror we and our future generations will have to go through, survive as species, and far in the future, bring the climate back to what it was pre-industial revolution.

The one in the center? It kinda looks like the big rock is picking his nose to me :p

I understand why he's despairing and frustrated after so many years of effort, but I hope his framing doesn't quell people's efforts. It's definitely too late to stop climate change from happening, but we can still effect how bad it gets, so please don't give up.

The way the title is worded makes it seem like the general strike is trying to cause those things, instead of fight against it.

And quick reminder that the IWW will help anyone (including you, dear reader) unionize their job, no matter what it is, and even if you can only get one or two others on board with you!

I'd recommend checking out BlackFlag Civilian's videos. He's a leftist who covers relevant topics, including how to select ammo, how to set up comms on a budget, and more.

I'd also suggest TacticoolGirlfriend (who has a great beginner series) and InRangeTV's videos.

There are still things you can do that will drastically help.

1. find local communities and get involved to make connections, this is essential, as resisting alone without a community makes you much less effective, and easier to suppress. Any real resistance requires community.
2. We can effect things drastically with a general strike. This targets the establishment's income streams, and can bring a fascist government to its knees if done on a large enough scale.
3. Contact a union and attempt to unionize your workplace so that the general strike is even more effective (plus, ya know, better pay and working conditions as a bonus!)

This method would not only work in the US, but anywhere in the world.

Union Suggestions:

• 🌍 Global: IWW (Français) - (Español)
• 🇦🇷 Argentina: FORA
• 🇦🇺 Australia: ASF-IWA
• 🇧🇷 Brazil: FOB
• 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: ARS, CITUB
• 🇩🇪 Germany: FAU
• 🇬🇷 Greece: ESE
• 🇮🇹 Italy: USI
• 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 Netherlands & Belgium: Vriji Bond
• 🇪🇸 Spain: CNT
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: SAC
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: UVW

4. Continuing to participate in publicly visible resistance demonstrations like 50501 (the next one is July 17th) to encourage others to stand up with you and prove to that there are millions of others who will join them in the fight. A large part of Nazi Germany's success in taking over the country was a lack of massive public demonstrations against the new regime, making people feel helpless and afraid to take a stand.

If we put in the work, we can resist this and we can win. Look at how effective these methods were when used in Chile in 2019.. If we completely reject the political system and rebel on a mass scale, there is NOTHING they can do to stop us.

I just finished it myself, and I'd say it's absolutely worth watching. The documentary bits are very compelling and well edited.

It never seems that bad unless you're in that small percent. Cancer's a damned awful way to die.

Ammo brands can have a small difference in residue buildup, but not enough to consider one over another. You'll want to focus more on what shoots accurately and reliably in your specific rifle.

I'd recommend checking out BlackFlag Civilian's videos. He's a leftist who covers relevant topics, including how to select ammo, how to set up comms on a budget, and more.

I'd also suggest TacticoolGirlfriend (who has a great beginner series) and InRangeTV's videos.

A lack of resistance now will only guarantee a quick decent into Russian style authoritarianism. We resist now, or wait years or potentially decades for it to crumble and break.

The 50501 resistance movements have already shown us that there are millions who will openly resist. The military parade showed hundreds of slouched out of step soldiers, who would only do so if they disapproved. Trump only barely won the election.

Does he have supporters still? Of course, a wide amount of brainwashed people are were caught in that trap, and it will take a great deal of hardship for them to come out of that cult.

But just as many are not. Just as many are awake to what is happening. It may decent into civil war, and I think it'd prudent to be ready for that possibility, but hopefully it won't come to that.

But don't wait for a mass movement to make it safe for you to stand up, or you may never stand up.