Civilization could crumble by 2050 if we don't stop climate change now, new paper says

[yonder]

2. Those few filthy rich people think they will have an out. And maybe at first they will.

They believe they will be able to hide behind their wealth, with the ability to move to different places as their current locales' become "unpleasant".

We've all heard stories of rich folks who buy cars, never change the oil or otherwise maintain them and when they finally do prematurely wear out, cast that one aside and buy another. Rinse and repeat. What's the problem? They've got money, right?

I think that's how it might go down. With no place to escape from an increasingly dying planet, exactly the wrong people will be left trying to fix it. They never had to worry about repairs before and won't have the skills when that time comes either.