I think people in developed western countries have a big shock coming.

We're doing as little as possible about climate change.

Our leaders and the oligarchs who back them don't want to upset the revenue apple cart. And we're seeing at this moment what corporations think about their consumers...they're increasing prices AND PROFITS during what is soon to become a global recession.

These parties KNOW that things are going to get worse and traditional means of profit will become more and more difficult as the consumers gain the appearance of turnips from which no blood can be drawn.

Presently, the medical-pharma-industrial complex is extracting all the blood money it can from aging people. Then there'll be the long covid people who form their future customer base.

Meanwhile, agribusiness is extracting all the food money it can from families.

Your employer doesn't really care about you and will dump you in a heartbeat if their numbers aren't what they should be. And replace you with AI or robots.

Homelessness, now but an eyesore, will become rampant. So many are becoming homeless, or are one emergency away from losing their housing. Jurisdictions will do what they can to sweep away the human detritus of our towns and cities. We will see concentration camps where the homeless are forced to endure low wages in return for substandard housing and food. Suicide will abound.

Soon, the northern countries will be awash with refugees, both internal and external as people flee the coasts and warmer regions, or those more prone to wildfire. All of this exacerbating the housing problem.

We have some leaders who offer policies that can help, but they are stymied constantly by others who are bought and paid for by oligarch money. The rich shall not be taxed.

At this point, my only hope is that we'll come up with some kind of geo-engineering to avert the worst of climate change. My fear is that, per usual, we'll over-correct and create some new horrible problem.