This reminds me of the book Ministry for the Future. People see things like wet bulb temperatures exceeding survivability and say it’s just like the book. I’m like, forget the book, this is collapse and it’s real life.

I think “Go read studies on real events if you want to know more, fiction is no match for reality in these matters.” And it worries me because in the book there’s a deus ex machina where market reform saves the world… which is entirely unrealistic for the scenario. In fact, I worry we’ve already mistaken a fantasy for reality.