Interesting #climate papers emerge. Is #hope decoupled from reality?

"We call for greater focus on the potential benefits of climate pessimism and hopelessness, alongside the dangers of ‘false’ hope and optimism, whilst rejecting the assumed normative link between hope and climate progress."

#NTHE

What happens when we demolish 50% of all #solar energy "plants" in a blink? It's always scary to ask questions but it can be beneficial now and then, no matter what other humans may tell you. What happens when we destroy most solar energy plants?

#Energy #Climate #NTHE

Less is more if done by design. When we understand and desire the benefits of less. Less is less if done by disaster. When we are forced to reduce, we can only die as losers.

"If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires."
- Epicurus

#NTHE

When we discuss business as usual (BAU) like wars, seasonal events like El Nino, election results or AI - we don’t discuss the need to stop breeding humans, livestock and pets asap.

In other words, our words or lack off words manifest near-term human extinction.

#NTHE
#SilentNTHE

Functional extinction is when an organism stops contributing to ecosystem functions but there is still around because other organisms carry it and because of the energy reserve lag.

Humans are unique since they haven’t merely stopped to contribute to life but learned to actively destroy it.

#NTHE

A day has a limited amount of hours. A sphere is limited in size.

When we discuss wars, seasonal events like El Nino, election results or AI, we don’t discuss the need to stop breeding humans, livestock and pets asap.

In other words, our words manifest near-term human extinction.

#Silent #NTHE

Follow @race2extinct.bsky.social

Lyle is one of four people I know that make sense to me. Lyle cuts through the noise.

Burning fossil fuels bought us time to end all deforestation (destruction of primary production). Instead of ending deforestation, we are adding solar & wind on top.

#NTHE

#Energy. We like to forget or never knew that for living life, there is only one relevant energy form: #Glucose

Initially primates dispersed fruit seeds via poop and helped grow energy on Earth. Later, we destroyed HALF of all primary production & glucose energy on Earth by eating animals. #NTHE

Das schlimmste, Stickstoff, wird nie erwähnt. Wir verstehen es einfach nicht. Niemand interessiert sich (mehr) dafür wie das Leben überhaupt funktioniert. So ganz basic. Alle leben in Lalala Land wo Seundärkonsumemten sich von Primärproduktion entkoppelt wahrnehmen.

#PeakstupidIsFunny
#NTHE

What can we do to “help & protect“ #nature?

A) Kill nature aka meat, dairy, cars, flights, babies and pets?

B) Don’t kill nature aka no meat, no dairy, no cars, no flights, no babies or pets?

Do the media channels you follow ask this existential question? If not, why? What may happen next?

#NTHE

Status: Near Term Human Extinction powered by blablabla

#NTHE
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Most western farmers are tech boys with tech toys. Most ranchers are psychopaths.
mishkahenner.com/Selected-Fee...

#NTHE

Atmospheric CO2, °C and the Earth Energy Imbalance is growing faster than ever despite fossil fuels stagnating. Why? What is going on?
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...

#science #climate #NTHE

In Plato's The Republic Book II, Socrates explains how #overshoot and #collapse work. Read it carefully.

The Healthy City Versus the Luxurious City in Plato’s Republic: Lessons About Consumption and Sustainability for a Globalizing Economy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#NTHE

Humanity is totally unconscious & senseless at this point. Secondary consumers who believe to have decoupled from primary production. We are beating the last dead unicorn with the breaking BAU stick.

Animals are conscious and should be treated as such
www.newscientist.com/article/1975...

#NTHE

Peak alienation = peak stupid = peak slapstick

Fossil fuel growth stagnates but atmospheric CO2 growth is growing faster than ever. What's going on? More humans eating more animals means cabron sink collapse.

We don't say "cancer-made cancer". We shouldn't say "human-made #climate heating"?

#NTHE

Peak alienation is peak stupid and peak funny.

Humans think and talk as if humans (secondary consumers) are somehow decoupled from primary production. As if we were Gods that create life on Earth?

#NTHE
#CertainNTHE

Life is not a winning game. Humans invented winners and losers and will soon go extinct for that reason.

#NTHE

Recurring discussion:

"We risk the four horsemen and going extinct unless we lower our population or eating animals quickly."

"Lowering instead of growing the population is genocide. Everyone knows that. We all hate genocide. It would also crash the economy. So, no way in hell."

#NTHE

The most dangerous and popular #lies (illusions) may be:

- More solar means less fossil fuels.

- More rewilding means less deforestation.

- More bikes means fewer cars.

This can be summarized as:

- We need to produce & consume more to reduce.

#NTHE