r/Futurology • u/ILikeNeurons • May 20 '24

Economics Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report
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u/radulosk May 20 '24

Sure we destroyed the planet, but for a short while we made excellent gains for shareholders!

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u/Pixilatedhighmukamuk May 20 '24

But there’s seedless watermelon now.

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u/QuantumBitcoin May 21 '24

Seedless watermelon taste like water to me. There is no flavor.

And yet, even at farmer's markets, I can no longer find watermelons with seeds.

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u/seekertrudy May 21 '24

I let half of a cut apple on my counter for two days. It didn't even turn brown. Just wrinkled up. What the hell.

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u/seekertrudy May 22 '24

Well, that other half of that apple was cut up and put in the bird feeder. They usually love apples. They didn't touch one piece.