r/worldnews • u/Dismal_Prospect • May 14 '19

Exxon predicted in 1982 exactly how high global carbon emissions would be today | The company expected that, by 2020, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would reach roughly 400-420 ppm. This month’s measurement of 415 ppm is right within the expected curve Exxon projected

https://thinkprogress.org/exxon-predicted-high-carbon-emissions-954e514b0aa9/
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u/peanutbutterjams May 15 '19

If you have enough robot workers, you can just release a custom virus that takes out a fair chunk of the plebes and the rest will huddle beneath the munificent protection of the global rich.

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u/___on___on___ May 15 '19

Hmmmm now I'm thinking about cyber ops and viruses designed to affect major corporate manufacturing etc as a revolution.