The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic consequences, according to a study by Oxfam.

The global equality organisation has found that the richest 0.1% of the world’s population are heavily invested in disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction – a market that is projected to grow from $70bn to $92bn a year by 2029.

This gives the planet’s wealthiest and most powerful people a “double dividend” from the climate crisis and, more alarmingly, an incentive to delay or disrupt action to solve the problem, the NGO says.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/mop/p/1271256/two-face

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53536869

How about making Marky Mark resign instead?!

Modern media is slop. AI has ruined everything from movies, video games, TV show, and music, and consuming media feels like it only aids that slop machine. That's why I'm done with all media made after 2022: no more AI, and no more fueling the capitalist machines that have destroyed artistic integrity.

What is it you wanted me to reconcile myself to? I was born here almost 60 years ago, I'm not gonna live another 60 years. You always told me it takes time. It's taken my father's time, my mother's time. My uncle's time. My brother's and my sister's time. My nieces' and my nephews' time. How much time do you want? For your progress.

James Baldwin, 1989