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Originally Posted by New Era
Destruction through nuclear war was always within "our" (mankind's) control. It would have taken a series of conscious acts to begin the end.
You might consider nuclear winter to be more terrifying, but I think the gradual decay of society and the rapid changes that are coming are going to be much more terrifying. The acidification of the ocean is going to kill off the fisheries. Almost half of the world rely on the oceans for their primary source of protein. People will then have to fight for other food sources. Disease is going to become a massive problem and we're going to see a battle between the haves and the have-nots for life saving treatments. Water sources are going to become that more important, and people will fight for access to those. The dominoes for the downfall of society have long been setup, we've just been waiting for something to push that first domino over. Climate change may push them all over all at once. That is way more terrifying than the thought of being instantly vaporized.
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Climate change is much easier for the first world to deal with. Especially North America. I’d still bet on Nuclear war being the end of the current society than Global warming. The consequences of global warming have economic and technological solutions.
Overfishing /Habitat loss is a greater threat to the worlds oceans and the primary cause of loss of fish supply which is down 90% from peak. This occurs with or without global warming. The water access issues can be mitigated with Desalination. The current disparity between rich and poor will continue with or without global warming. Global warming makes things worse but will not be the cause of societal instability.
Populism right now and the rise of Authoritarianism is what I fear right now.