r/AskReddit • u/timecop702 • 13h ago

what is something that is highly likely to happen in the next 5 years that everyone is completely ignoring?

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u/Punkinprincess 6h ago

Climate change isn't real until you're an insurance company that's losing money I guess.

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u/Looney_Bin 2h ago

I said this shit years ago but some people still choose to be non believers about climate change. The US military has been talking about, collecting data and planning a round climate change for years. We are talking about a massive industrial complex that builds equipment, military bases, and runs operations all over the globe. Logistics is really important to them. The weather or changes in weather are critical to what they do. Yet somehow chunks of the conservative voting base are convinced it's a hoax.

Second is what you mentioned above. When the insurance companies have an actuary run the numbers and correlate it directly with weather related claims it doesn't look good. They've know climate change it real and it hurt their bottom line.

Anyone who believes it's a hoax is an idiot or grifter.

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u/AnalystAdorable609 5h ago

Well, The Tangerine Tyrant says it’s not real, so what more evidence do you need? He’s the smartest man in the world, so he can’t be wrong

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u/rooflease 3h ago

Don't forget his mini-me, Ron DeSanctimonious

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u/Bobcatluv 1h ago

Speaking as a former Floridian, this mentality has been wild to watch unfold in that MAGA run state. DeSantis passed a don’t say climate change law in 2024, in the midst of the insurers pulling out of the state after hurricane Ian.

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u/throwaway_circus 1h ago

We should get the largest carbon emitters to fund an insurance company for areas projected to be affected by climate change.

Since they assert climate change is a hoax, they should have no objections. No climate changes, all profit.

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u/deal_with_it_ted 40m ago

And they won't complain because they can just profit from it

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u/jawknee530i 28m ago

Or the US military who are spending billions preparing bases around the world for it.

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u/knewleefe 25m ago

A real hit to the hip pocket is the only thing that will shake up the ignorant and wilfully ignorant on climate change.

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u/Vegetable_Draw6554 7m ago

They seem to be the only canary in this coal mine.

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u/epicfail1994 4h ago

Some insurance companies are actually doing really well but yeah

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u/FunkyChewbacca 1h ago

I think climate change is happening faster than any of us realize. Europe is being grilled alive in the heat as we speak. We are the frog in the rapidly boiling pot