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[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 23 points 1 month ago

Always the poor, disabled, marginalised, chronically ill, non first world, will be hit the hardest and die at the highest rates.

[-] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

My professional advice is to not be any of those things when shit hits the fan.

[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 28 points 1 month ago

Tries to wish lifelong chronic illness away

[-] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Have tried being a millionair? That seems to make problems go away quite easily.

[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah I would still be ill but it would be “oh that sucks and I can afford it” not “my survival is constantly on the line”.

[-] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I prefer being a millionearth since I walk to places.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you know what has been really funny all my life. laughing at the rich people in the hospital.

oh wait, i'm not that much of a dick. money doesn't keep them from being sick, strangely enough.

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Money does buy access to a lot better treatments, though.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

sometimes yes sometimes no. sometimes they throw amazing treatments at you for free if you are willing to be in a trial and money can't get you into those. trust me, i have tried to bribe my way into a few with money i didn't have, and once the best connections in the world couldn't get me in

[-] Draconic_NEO@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Those dumbasses build their houses right on the beach, they will ultimately be hit very hard by climate change.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

have you tried not being sad?

[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Damn it how could I forget that 🤦. I’m now magically cured. Thanks ;)

[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

My professional advice is that i expect someone who is involved in environmental prepper groups would be the most protected from climate catastrophe/have the best access to protection when shit hits the fan.

Controversial opinion: I also don't think shit will hit the fan too bad except for certain countries. But the USA, or parts of it, might be one of those countries. And a lot of nations are at risk.

So maybe neither of these things are whitepilling depending on what your illness is and where you live. But i tried

[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Hard to be in an environmental prepper group if you’re too disabled/chronically ill to leave your bed haha. I’ve just accepted if shit really hits the fan I’m dying.

[-] morto@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When it comes to climate change I'm not sure. We on the poorer side of the world already live in a constant crisis and adaptation and drastically changing our way to live might not hit us as hard as for people in first world countries who are used to a high dependence on industry and globalization. In fact, we're already slowly adapting without most people even noticing.

[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month ago

100% but what you neglect to mention is the poorer world already has far higher mortality rates. This will only make it worse.

[-] morto@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

That's true :(

[-] joostjakob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I tend to agree that developped countries tend to underestimate the fragility of their systems. But then there still are simple facts like if you spend 10% of your income on food, you can afford significant food price hikes. If you spend 70% of income on food, then a small rise is already lethal.

[-] morto@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

True, but on the other hand, if international trade diminishes, we're on the food production side. The places who depend on imports will be hit much harder.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

we also tend to have some sort of stockpiles, like the fucking american cheese reserve

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