Agat Czarnacka
aaczr.bsky.social
Agat Czarnacka
@aaczr.bsky.social
writer, tarot reader, witch
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Disaster is a function of three things: exposure, vulnerability, and hazard.

As climate change pushes up the hazard rates for wildfire, flood, hurricane & more, lack of adaptation and maladaptation on the part of both public and private entities is increasing vulnerability.
Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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"How do you make ‘strong’ men? According to the right, it’s by making them cruel. “Owning the libs” isn’t just entertainment and sport, it’s important psychological training for the civil war they believe is to come."

www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump – because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
www.skeptic.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Agat Czarnacka
Kłopoty ze sferą publiczną. O mediach, dobrze poinformowanych obywatelach i demokracji - https://oko.press/o-mediach-dobrze-poinformowanych-obywatelach-i-demokracji
Kłopoty ze sferą publiczną. O mediach, dobrze poinformowanych obywatelach i demokracji
Po raz pierwszy w historii odbiorcy mają szansę być rzeczywistymi, mecenasami mediów. Czas zacząć myśleć o dziennikarstwie jako o usłudze
oko.press
November 24, 2024 at 6:32 AM