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Environment & Energy

Mike 03

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2. It's like our species has a death wish

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 07:11 AM

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What did Freud call the second drive? Thanatos?

And the uptick in wars isn't helping. And on top of that we suddenly need energy-devouring AI "data centers" and the plants to power them.

Maybe the idea is that the top 5% can rake in so much money so quickly they can build themselves underground bunkers where they can live out the end of their days in air conditioned gluttony.

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Shitstain's Return And Accompanying Climate Fuckery May Add $900 Billion To Global Climate Toll [View all] hatrack Saturday OP

It's absolutely... 2naSalit Saturday #1

It's like our species has a death wish Mike 03 Saturday #2

"Animals could be raised and SLAUGHTERED!!" hatrack Saturday #3

yep. Think. Again. Saturday #4