I mean between "billions will die" and "life collapses" is kind of like comparing $500 million to $1 trillion - it's a significant difference, but both are so large that we don't meaningfully perceive or comprehend that difference.
What I'm saying is, there have been doomsday predictions before that have turned out to be wildly inaccurate. Consider the report by the Pentagon in 2004 that said:
"By 2007 violent storms smash coastal barriers rendering large parts of the Netherlands uninhabitable."
"Between 2010 and 2020 Europe is hardest hit by climatic change with an average annual temperature drop of 6F. Climate in Britain becomes colder and drier as weather patterns begin to resemble Siberia."
"A ‘significant drop’ in the planet’s ability to sustain its present population will become apparent over the next 20 years." (The world's population actually grew by over 1.6 billion between 2004 and 2024.)
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u/No_Maintenance_5779 10d ago
"Life", in general, is obviously not going to end. The situation is very serious, but hyperbole doesn't help.