DerKriegs

Yes! I love my work, even though most people hate retail. I'm in a grocery store deli, and getting people food they like and them coming back saying I offered good recommendations just makes my day!

I'm the manager, and even I still struggle a bit with money at times, all the while trying to save for a house. Not easy out here, but certainly wouldn't want to stop working.

Ah, so even the "landed gentry" made the migration... /s

I don't delve much into post apocalypse settings, but a good write up nonetheless. Might cut that last part out about gender utilization though, as it seems vaguely unnecessary for the topic and a bit reductionist. That socioeconomic sphere has a lot of historical and religious factors that don't fit what you're posting, at least in my opinion.

The rest is certainly a solid framework of thought, thanks for posting!

The closest thing to this topic in my setting is the remnants of an empire that was killed off by a necromantic ritual, killing everyone within any built settlement (the necromancer "poisoned" the stones of the empire, so anyone living in a city built with masonry was affected).

The rutlral populations left now have to contend with roving hordes of the undead, limiting their ability to band together and rebuild. A religious movement (as you mentioned) also stalled the progress of redevelopment. They are now being overtaken by an industrial republic from across the ocean, and though put up quite the fight in pockets, are unable to stall the republic's progress.

My thoughts exactly! I imagine birds would have some sort of hands free tech for Bluetooth and such as well, which would help in that. Could be as simple as them getting a "traffic" citation for not having one on, like not wearing a seat belt. Also good for directions, sort of a Google maps audio alerts for where to turn and such.

The data and location privacy is an interesting implication indeed!

I think the best method would be a system of air traffic control, flying animals required to wear some sort of gps/radar system so the control towers can ping their location and alert them to what air space they are in.

This would be more for professional flight transit/transport, but could be scaled down to a private industry level given the need in certain cities, sort of like a neighborhood watch app, but for safe flight paths.

That anxiety bit is too true, it has me fairly despondent when I think about it too long. It's fair assertion you make, for sure.

Nah, existential is spot on

Relating to existence

Seems all too apropos in this context.

Thanks for the solid source! I do understand the need for keeping the discussion real, but the article clearly states,

...concluded that to avert catastrophic health impacts and prevent millions of climate change-related deaths...

Sounds pretty existential to me, at a scale we have never experienced.

While your numbers, if factual (no source posted), are statistically correct (in that it won't make our species go extinct), you have to remember a simple fact: those numbers represent individual human lives. Family, friends, neighbors, your pizza guy, etc. Pretty brutal to be so flippant about.

Also, this doesn't take into account the potential for cascading environmental system failures that could be caused by such warming. These unknowns could greatly change the equation.

I realize you are mainly arguing the point in response to "existential threats" being bandied about, but it's a weird stance to take here.

Sad to say, the dragon fights are the same the whole time. Not too much thought went into the combat AI in Skyrim, sort of a side thought compared to everything else they cobbled together.

Easily one of my favorite games, but could have been a lot more (especially considering everything that's come out since then)

All of this is to say, there are many a good mod that changes these types of issues, so YMMV in the realm of replay value.

Good to see some Tennesse Ernie Ford still floating around!

Honest truth, you go around actually paying a network for their services and everyone loses their minds. There's a Nolan Batman GIF somewhere here...