[Has] Humanity really survived at that point[?]

Yeah. And probably found a new way to live. Do you consider Humanity to be intrinsically tied to modern society?

Just the tip?

I love to see it, and I genuinely hope you’re right!

I’m sorry. I promise I’m a big picture optimist, if that helps! 😜

Just for clarification, I don’t think it’ll be fast. It will just be faster than without it.

Also, I think we’ll hang on to a lot because the survivor base will likely be made up of people from all walks of life. STEM Professionals, teachers, carpenters, you name it. And as long as we learned our lesson about religion, we’ll pass that knowledge on.

Mass extinction, not complete extinction.

It’s not hubris. Humans are one of, if not the most adaptable species on the planet. Unless it gets so hot that the caves become uninhabitable, we’ll squeak by.

I see it like this: If there is a way, we will find it. It’s in our DNA.

This quote really stuck with me. It’s where I see the silver lining:

“Blessed are those who plant trees under whose shade they will never sit.”

It was a shower thought?

It just hit me in a sobering kinda way.

That’s where we disagree. I think there will be small inhabitable areas of the planet for centuries, at least. If not, there are caves. Humans are nothing if not -persistent.-

It just hit me in a sobering sorta way.

St. Carlin

100% . I love to see it!

We survived an ice age, though, and we’re very highly adaptable. Plus, we will hold on to some percentage of technical knowledge that will help us adapt faster.

I think you’re selling us short! 😜

What do you disagree with, though?

These never stopped being a thing. They’re called “Sundown” Towns; if you ain’t welcome you’d better be gone by sundown.

Says the ancestor of a European immigrant

Looks half decent on the surface, actually. Too bad it’ll likely just be the return of Insane Asylums, or worse; concentration camps.

Edit: Nuance is dead on the internet.

I feel like we live in a parody

I know, thats why I said to varying degrees, and most people would argue with the degree, so I just wanted to nip it in the bud.

China and Russia are, from my perspective, the worst of that list. But the US and other Western states are really catching up right now.

It’s still authoritarian though.

Edit: Just like US, Russia, UK, and most EU nations to varying degrees.

If anyone is celebrating this, you’re gonna be in for a big surprise sooner or later.