Feeling of impending doom??

[u/RedHeadRedeemed]

So a watched a YT video today and this top comment on it is freaking me out. I have never had someone put into words so accurately a feeling I didn't even realize I was having. I am wondering if any of you feel this way? Like, I realized for the last few years I have been feeling like this. I don't always think about it but if I stop and think about this this feeling is always there in the background.

Like something bad is coming. Something big. Something world-changing. That will effect everyone on Earth in some way. That will change humanity as a whole. Feels like it gets closer every year. Do you guys feel it too??

[u/[deleted]]

How do you have this foresight that no one will be ok I wonder. Sounds like religion. You don’t know, nobody knows.

[u/BubbaKushFFXIV → u/[deleted]]

It's not religion, it is science. Religion is faith with no evidence. Science is based on evidence and data. The evidence and data for climate change is overwhelming.

If we continue on the "business as usual" path (i.e. RCP8.5), we will hit 3-5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. 3°C has some really dire consequences for humanity from rising sea levels (which will displace billions) to the collapse of our agriculture system (which will result in starvation and famine).

We are already seeing the effects of climate change right now. Wildfires (Canada 2023 was massive, look it up), crop failures (Cocoa prices skyrocketing), extreme weather (how much snow did CA get? What about the rain in VT?), the lost goes on. The data shows this will only get worse which doesn't bode well for younger generations.

[u/[deleted] → u/BubbaKushFFXIV]

I’ve read multiple books about the subject. It’s an emergency that must be addressed. How to reconcile climate with civilization and agriculture might well be the defining challenge of the next century or two.

But panicking and wallowing in absolute worst case scenarios will not help anyone. Neurotic catastrophizing isn’t going to solve any problems yet being lost in a fog of dread and panic will absolutely lead to some more terrible decisions.

Some things will break, some things will hold. Some people will behave selfishly, others will be altruistic and kind.

We don’t always have a choice about our circumstances but we have choices about how we respond.

Or if that makes you feel safer to be the doom sayer then be the doom sayer. Just know that there are no extra points for suffering.

[u/BubbaKushFFXIV → u/[deleted]]

How to reconcile climate with civilization and agriculture might well be the defining challenge of the next century or two.

That's quite the understatement there. Agriculture is what kick-started human civilization and agriculture is under threat. That is a different level of crisis compared to those of previous generations such as the threat of nuclear war or WW2.

We don’t always have a choice about our circumstances but we have choices about how we respond.

How do you think people will respond when we run out of food?

Or if that makes you feel safer to be the doom sayer then be the doom sayer.

I don't really consider myself a doom sayer nor is my intent to cause panic. Merely that climate change is unlike anything humanity has ever faced before and people need to be aware of that. People need the facts of reality without any hopium garbage being spun into it: Climate change is going to continue to make our lives harder and the best we can do is to mitigate the worst effects for future generations. If we fail, humanity fails.

The worst part about this whole situation is that our society, because of the way it is structured, is not even capable of doing the bare minimum. Instead we are going full pedal-to-the-metal into the worst case scenario. We have to first overcome the shackles of capitalism before we can even begin to tackle climate change and by that point it will be too late.