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   Beardy Star Stuff (dennyhenke@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 21:33:45 JST Beardy Star Stuff

   Middle class Americans don't care much about the future inhabitability of the planet but they do love their homes and possessions so this may get their attention. Yes, the #ClimateEmergency is coming for you too.

   The New York Times on the collapse of the US home insurance system:

   "Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year. "

   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/podcasts/the-daily/climate-insurance.htm

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 21:36:37 JST Warner Crocker

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     @dennyhenke Somehow I doubt it. Those doubts based on a relative, residing in FLA, who has seen storm damage, spiraling insurance costs then having his carrier go out of business, and yet still thinks it’s all a hoax.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 21:57:24 JST Warner Crocker

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     @dennyhenke I think the sooner we start saying it, those who recognize the realitiy will find some sense of comfort in some common thought comiseration as the downward spiral continues.

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     Beardy Star Stuff (dennyhenke@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 15-May-2024 21:57:25 JST Beardy Star Stuff

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     • Warner Crocker

     @WarnerCrocker Yeah, no doubt, there are a lot of people who are unreachable and caught in a collective delusion.

     I know we're not supposed to say it but I'm convinced that it's now far too late and that we're doomed to the worst case scenarios playing out. And we'll feign surprise as they do.