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It's going to be hilarious when they either re enter Earth's orbit because they thought they could hide from everything in an orbiting space station .... or they just die alone in their underground bunker.
They may well be the last to survive but the destruction and chaos they cause will lead to a complete extinction of our species.
I can't remember the context of this factoid but I read somewhere that the ultra rich have been investing in yachts specifically for climate change. But because none of these assholes know how to actually use a boat, a bunch of bespoke industries have come out where yachts are loaded onto like a mega boat where they are ferried around the world.
a boat within a boat? we have to go deeper!