strong opinions from growing up in Miami
@fakemaxkeeble@snouts.online Also, since no one on thread has mentioned it yet: Cuban and Latinx culture would play a big part, especially in South Fla. I think folks would (correctly!) compare what’s happening to the hell of living under Castro, and that that would be a cultural touchstone as times get bad.
Meanwhile, up in Clearwater, Scientologists just bought Clearwater (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-scientology-clearwater-property-20191022-dcq3kljehzbtjkbcyybi6nbzwi-story.html), and they’re busily trying to annex tech companies.
strong opinions from growing up in Miami
@fakemaxkeeble@snouts.online For setting, global warming has already made hurricanes substantially worse since I grew up there. That trend will continue into the capitalist hellscape future — folks just kind of casually aware a big storm is coming, and that the local Publix is already cleared out.
Huge market for things that can survive local infrastructure getting knocked out. Workarounds to water damage. Gig workers living in broken down boats for housing.
strong opinions from growing up in Miami
@fakemaxkeeble In fact, the best snapshot of a capitalist hellscape in 30-40 years might be a snapshot of today, frozen in time as the ultra-rich freeze everyone else out.
That’s exactly what Cuba looked like when my parents were able to visit there when the embargo was (briefly?) lifted. A small tourist strip and city to keep appearances and for government officials, with shantytowns for everyone else based on infrastructure from the 1950s.