AMOC Collapse Threat Ignored by Billionaires and Governments

The potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean current system, poses catastrophic risks, yet billionaires and governments promote a worldview disconnected from reality. The article argues that the wealthy and middle class pay taxes, the rich hire tax advisors, the super-rich employ lawyers, and the ultra-rich fund politicians, creating a feedback loop where billionaire influence grows, taxes shrink, and wealth concentrates further. This pathology, termed 'billionaire brain,' prevents long-term thinking beyond short-term profit. The piece, published in Der Freitag, criticizes the lack of attention to this existential threat.