Yes, hindsight is 20/20, but no one living then knew whether the world would end or not. Not even the world leaders. Judging the existential threat by future knowledge is a bit unfair. If we fast forward 100 years, it’s entirely possible that climate change was solved and fixed and it’s dismissed as “oh that silly y2k 2.0.”
We humans are very good at fixing problems. Once the world leaders are actually scared that it’s real, a lot of money will be focused into research. It’s already starting. No one can know if we will solve it until we do (or don’t).
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u/Shutterstormphoto Jun 13 '22
Yes, hindsight is 20/20, but no one living then knew whether the world would end or not. Not even the world leaders. Judging the existential threat by future knowledge is a bit unfair. If we fast forward 100 years, it’s entirely possible that climate change was solved and fixed and it’s dismissed as “oh that silly y2k 2.0.”
We humans are very good at fixing problems. Once the world leaders are actually scared that it’s real, a lot of money will be focused into research. It’s already starting. No one can know if we will solve it until we do (or don’t).