Ricordo (ma devo tornare a trovarlo) che qualche tempo fa ho postato qui un post con un’atmosfera generale di "ehi, ricordiamoci quanto siamo privilegiati noi europei occidentali".
Mi ha procurato molti voti negativi, persone offese o che si sentono disprezzate, "Sì Voi mi sento privilegiato, ma"e così via. Ma questo ieri post sul calore mi ha spinto a pubblicare di nuovo umilmente l’atmosfera/promemoria, in parte perché è una domenica informale (nessun gioco di parole). 🌞
Non è un punto di vista fuori dalla realtà, anzi. "Il caldo ti ucciderà per primo". In questo sottotitolo possiamo digitare "procurati un condizionatore per rendere la vita sopportabile"non proprio un atteggiamento che i nostri simili in Pakistan e India che ansimano a 47 °C di bulbo umido possono permettersi. Negli Stati Uniti, milioni di persone a valle del fiume Colorado in declino verranno cucinate in un futuro molto prossimo. L’orso polare andrà presto incontro al suo destino in a BOE. Punti di svolta, tempi di conseguenze, per non parlare dell’osceno presidente degli Stati Uniti o del PFAS nei nostri uteri e della plastica nel nostro cervello.
"Entrambi i polleke si baciano" che possiamo vivere dove viviamo, la Contea della nostra Terra, per così dire. Se qualcuno riesce a pensare Qualunque posto migliore su questo globo per vivere e testimoniare la nostra fine, raccontalo! Mi viene in mente solo la Svizzera o l’Austria, forse.
Nel frattempo… Ehh – 😓 💪 e per quelli di noi pronti a godersi questo tipo di estate, godetela finché dura!
di JosBosmans
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I concur!
I am well aware of my privilege but I also have zero feelings of guilt about it. Those who try to embark me on a guilt trip can basically sod off.
As an answer to your question about nice places to live, there are much nicer places (SoCal, Adelaide and various parts of Europe) if you have money enough. For the low to low average incomes Belgium is an excellent compromise.
i have some very good news for you: all those living under (soon to be) lethal wet bulb temperatures (or those dying of heat/thirst) will want to move to somewhere else.. guess where that will be??? They wont just simply accept their fate, lay down and die, you know.
Soon many more people (at least 250 million more, a conservative estimate in the next 20 years) will “enjoy” our privileged Western Europeans style of life. Well, for a very short while atleast, before mass starvation solves all/most of our problems…
I think you got downvoted because it’s weird that you think it’s your job to humble people. I’d prefer to live in Australia or NZ though, even with the state of their economy right now.
> In this sub we can type “get an AC to make life bearable”,
AC is expensive, bro. It uses soooo much electricity.
I dont really like the word “privilege” and tend to avoid using it, as it is a word that invites a negative response. It is true that certainly we have it better as a collective than most other people in the world. But there are a lot of individuals here who are struggling as well. If you are struggling and somebody comes along and says you are privileged, it feels like it invalidates your personal experience. It also in general just kind of comes across as the kind of insufferable finger-wagging that plagues some progressive circles (but that’s another discussion).
Not that people shouldnt be aware of their privilege, but people are allowed to vent. You can say you dont like the heat while also knowing that its hitter in other places. You can dislike an inconvience while knowing other people have bigger problems. Coming onto a post thats clearly venting, only bringing in a holier than thou attitude, yeah thats kinda annoying.
It actually is good weather for barbecue though.
Stop doomsaying you ruin the vibe of my doomscrolling, also a result of the heat. Shire my ass…the devils frontyard, looks innocent but don’t explore to deep.