#and especially in the south

[reasonsforhope]

People ask me sometimes how I'm so confident that we can beat climate change.

There are a lot of reasons, but here's a major one: it would take a really, really long time for Earth to genuinely become uninhabitable for humans.

Humans have, throughout history, carved out a living for themselves in some of the most harsh, uninhabitable corners of the world. The Arctic Circle. The Sahara. The peaks of the Himalayas. The densest, most tropical regions of the Amazon Rainforest. The Australian Outback. etc. etc.

Frankly, if there had been a land bridge to Antarctica, I'm pretty sure we would have been living there for thousands of years, too. And in fact, there are humans living in Antarctica now, albeit not permanently.

And now, we're not even facing down apocalypse, anymore. Here's a 2022 quote from the author of The Uninhabitable Earth, David Wallace-Wells, a leader on climate change and the furthest thing from a climate optimist:

"The most terrifying predictions [have been] made improbable by decarbonization and the most hopeful ones practically foreclosed by tragic delay. The window of possible climate futures is narrowing, and as a result, we are getting a clearer sense of what’s to come: a new world, full of disruption but also billions of people, well past climate normal and yet mercifully short of true climate apocalypse. Over the last several months, I’ve had dozens of conversations — with climate scientists and economists and policymakers, advocates and activists and novelists and philosophers — about that new world and the ways we might conceptualize it. Perhaps the most capacious and galvanizing account is one I heard from Kate Marvel of NASA, a lead chapter author on the fifth National Climate Assessment: “The world will be what we make it.”" -David Wallace-Wells for the New York Times, October 26, 2022

If we can adapt to some of the harshest climates on the planet - if we could adapt to them thousands of years ago, without any hint of modern technology - then I have every faith that we can adjust to the world that is coming.

What matters now is how fast we can change, because there is a wide, wide gap between "climate apocalypse" and "no harm done." We've already passed no harm done; the climate disasters are here, and they've been here. People have died from climate disasters already, especially in the Global South, and that will keep happening.

But as long as we stay alive - as long as we keep each other alive - we will have centuries to fix the effects of climate change, as much as we possibly can.

And looking at how far we've come in the past two decades alone - in the past five years alone - I genuinely think it is inevitable that we will overcome climate change.

So, we're going to survive climate change, as a species.

What matters now is making sure that every possible individual human survives climate change as well.

What matters now is cutting emissions and reinventing the world as quickly as we possibly can.

What matters now is saving every life and livelihood and way of life that we possibly can.

[green-alien-turdz]

Fuck it, early to mid-20's designs

[potatobugz]

after finishing the whole show i get it now. i understand

[renonv]

Minotaunio hijinks continue

[victimized-martyr]

Thinking abt end of obesity again and like kyle baby boy…. why do you put so much effort towards eric…. being his determination when he doesn’t put the effort towards himself… he knows the lengths you’d go to him and takes advantage of it anyways… kyle i need to crawl inside ur mind and understand what ur logic is (or perhaps… there ain’t none at all. it’s all emotion…)

[buttfrovski]

the boys being very brave in a corn maze

most people have fight, flight, freeze.. cartman has sacrifice. sacrifice butters.

[sukibenders]

The way people talk about the south, especially following natural disasters, is so gross. Like why are you constantly making jokes about our plight? Why do you, someone who hardly has been to the south let alone the states heavily affected, think you have more knowledge about those who live here? Why are so void of empathy that you fall on the "Oh, they could have left but didn't," Ignoring the fact that many didn't have the opportunity (or privilege) to be able to leave, especially under such circumstances? A town in NC was wiped off the map, Asheville is underwater and can only be accessed through the air, Appalachia has/is experiencing flooding that they weren't prepared for, and these are just a few examples. Real life people were/are being impacted by Helene, so maybe stop making jokes about their suffering or acting entitled.

[creativity-deficient]

South Park fans! How many things do you have in common with your favorite character(s)? I’m curious!!

[deer-with-a-stick]

I wonder how many people know that Maria's animals are the Four Symbols from Chinese/East Asian mythology. Didn't pick it up until the turtle appeared but when I tell you I screamed

[oaksapling]

Lamont Fisher.

'Monte' or 'Fish' to friends and family. One of Brooklyn's friends who cooks at the diner Nicky and Rory work at. He's also their plug. Likes to mess around with different edible recipes because he knows Rory prefers them to smoking. He always lets Rory taste test for him and he might be charging Rory a little less than he charges everyone else but no one has to know that.

[seasideoranges]

y'all i gotta be honest for a sec, the "atla wouldnt change much if aang wasnt there, in fact it might be better" and "the atla finale wouldnt change much if aang wasnt there to fight ozai" debates is the funniest thing ive seen come out of this fandom

[mantequillamcwhoremick]

Both Butters AND Kenny are so "husband who worships the ground his wife walks on"-coded

[piplicious]

ahaha do you remember that game where. you are emotionally attached to a baby bird and then

[canisalbus]

About the accents: if someone has a very "proper" Italian they are either foreigners or politicians/dignitaries/etc. So that fits perfectly for Machete, but I think it would be so funny if he sometimes slipped up and used a Nepalese word bc he forgot one in "proper" Italian lol

(Funny to me cause Naples has its own language in addition to accent, and most people don't actually know those words)

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[batc4t]

what do you mean crying all day about ride the cyclone cause it's too silly for your brain to comprehend and you can't watch it live at theater south playhouse and it's about to end if they don't extend it again isn't normal? :(

[tokyo-daaaamn-ji-gang]

“Thanks for waiting, fuckers.”

Good god, where is the education, the decency?

At least he said thank you I guess???? Ngl I'm just imagining his grandparents, who he's staying with rn trying to teach him manners. Meanwhile South sees no point but also doesn't want to be rude to his grandparents so he just sits there listening and ignoring the advice.