A couple of years ago, the whole row of houses facing the lake got pummelled by waves and they got encased in ice. So yeah, not so smart! (Photo from CNN)

Furthermore, even if the world were bending the curve of emissions down, the range of warming for our “current trajectory” actually includes 4C by 2100 — and it’s not like heating has been *slowing down* recently.

www.theclimatebrink.com/p/exploring-...

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I wrote “I am conscious” on a price of paper and put it in my photocopier. It printed out a paper that said “I am conscious.” Literally shaking rn does this mean my copier is sentient? (/sarcasm)

Another quote from the Buddhist monk:
Understanding someone's suffering is the best gift you can give another person.
Understanding is love's other name.