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    36 months ago

    The collapse of global society amidst climate change is not something they can be safe from.

    • @Viking_Hippie
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      -36 months ago

      They absolutely can. When you’re a hectomillionaire or richer or good enough friends with one, you don’t depend on a functional society to be safe. They made sure of that.

      A man with a hundred million dollars in 1990s Mogadishu would be safer than a man with a hundred thousand dollars in 2020s Milwaukee.

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        6 months ago

        A man with a hundred million dollars in 2060 is worth the same as a man with 0 dollars, because once global society collapses so do your dollars.

        These geniuses think they can escape to their bunkers and keep their security forces loyal to them. That won’t happen, the people with the guns will take the land and the resources and leave the billionaires dead.

        • @Viking_Hippie
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          16 months ago

          A man with a hundred million dollars in 2060 is worth the same as a man with 0 dollars, because once global society collapses so do your dollars

          Nah, they’ll have ways around that such as alternate currencies or converting their money to gold or other valuable commodities.

          They’re already own or are increasingly owning all sources of food, fresh water, large scale power generation and fuel.

          Also, you’re REALLY underestimating how much the people with the most guns love following authoritarian leaders unquestioningly. Blind obedience of authority figures is one of the cornerstones of their religion, after all…

          • @Bobmighty
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            36 months ago

            The food is going to be among the first things to fall. The climate will make growing large amounts of crops increasingly difficult, regardless of money thrown at the problem. Once food becomes globally insecure, the rich will be worldwide targets. The rich are not escaping the hell that’s coming. Their wealth will help them suffer it a little longer than the rest of us though. No one is getting out of this. Money can’t buy off extinction.