mortalglowworm

mortalglowworm , 3 days ago to news in ‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating

I agree that humans are remarkably creative, and I agree “don’t have kids” is reasonable. But the “end of humanity” might come through this. However, I agree that we might be able to survive this. But please take it seriously. The whole climate crisis is a complex challenge by itself, and the politicization of it, along with the capitalistic interests, are complicating it further. We need urgent global action if we want humanity to survive.

Consider: Not all those billions of people will survive the sudden shift in climate. The breaking points in climate make everything super difficult to plan for. It is not just about finding higher ground that is climatic for humans, the whole agriculture will be a big problem. The climate will be so different from what we have right now, we are not perfectly sure how which crops would work where. We need globally aligned tests, knowledge sharing at the very best, along with all the action we need to take along with carbon emissions.

This challenge, is our biggest yet. We need a global, aligned, focused effort. But, we are far from it. The stress is causing conflict everywhere. Our international order is not up to coordinate this global effort, unfortunately. And if COVID-19 showed us what we can have on a global scale as a response, it means every nation state will turn inwards, try to fight against it by themselves while also fighting against everyone else. This problem is the crux. Our systems, our worldviews, our doctrine are not up for this fight ahead.

There is hope. But there is also a lot to despair about.

mortalglowworm , 21 days ago to worldnews in Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians

For clarity, he says:

Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them.

Türkiye didn’t “enter” into either of those countries with its own troops. Rather they used Syrian mercs, and provided technical support, including “selling” their drones.

I don’t think what he means is sending in troops in this situation as well. Türkiye (or rather, maybe, Erdoğan’s ruling party) has existing strong ties with both Hamas and Hezbollah.

So my assumption on how this translates would be arms shipments to Lebanon. I don’t think they can get anything in to Gaza. And I don’t think either Lebanon or Palestine would welcome Syrian mercenaries.

But let’s see.

mortalglowworm , 1 month ago to foodporn in Baklava in Istanbul, Türkiye

It is incredible. But only if you are into red meat. If you avoid meat, than it is horrible. You almost literally can’t find anywhere to eat.

mortalglowworm , 1 month ago to foodporn in Baklava in Istanbul, Türkiye

Still good. My fave in Istanbul.

If in Ankara, Hacibaba.

If in Gaziantep, Kocak.

You can’t go wrong with those.

mortalglowworm , 4 months ago to technology in Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

Because they were “leaving money on the table” instead of getting it for their shareholders.

mortalglowworm , 5 months ago to lemmyshitpost in sacré bleu

I’d read that!

mortalglowworm , 9 months ago to nottheonion in The Economist has killed satire

This is a great reminder regarding class: the rich do not die in the wars. They can only lose a bit of money.

mortalglowworm , 10 months ago to showerthoughts in Any time you're told that the weak and vulnerable are responsible for how bad things are, rather than the rich and powerful, you're being lied to

I mean, who doesn’t think the dynamics of the society and power structures of the system and the injustice of it all during their showers? I personally find myself thinking about these, almost exclusively, on my showers. Is it an age thing, maybe?

mortalglowworm , 1 year ago to witchymemes in WOO FRIDAY

Asking the real questions. The answer is on the other comment there…