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how the fuck was a century with 2 world wars, the cold war, iron curtain etc. a fuck around century
Because exactly those things you describe (as well as some other factors/events) were reckless, violent experimenting (ideological, military, technological). And now we're finding out. Like I'm not sure if you're aware but the world changed ridiculously fast during the 1900s and now the early 2000s compared to the rest of history.
They burned coal like crazy in 19th century, killed all the whales, soaked everything in mercury, genocide was the name of the game.
now they ensured that only middle income gets taxed forever and heavily too.
easy, google
wet bulb temps not supportive of human life
everything else short of the cold war nuke apoc is lol and at least that had the option of not happening
we’re already in a positive feedback loop
The centuries before were absolutely horrible for lower classes. XXth century had seen an incredible rise in quality of life for the majority of the population.