The popular idea of cutting our emissions in half in 10 years only gives us a 50 % chance of staying below 1.5 degrees, and the risk of setting off irreversible chain reactions beyond human control.
We are doing such irreversible damage that long before a million years are up, we will have made this beautiful planet effectively uninhabitable – not just for us but for many other species.
But by placing a reasonable amount of weight on a barbell and doing a reasonable amount of reps, he protects himself from the irreversible harm of failure that might come from lifting a weight that is too heavy.
Exposure over time has been linked to heart and kidney problems, high blood pressure, and irreversible brain damage to children which makes it particularly dangerous for them and pregnant mothers.
But just 3 minutes without blood flow leads to brain injury that will progressively get worse and eventually become irreversible even if the person is resuscitated or brought back to life.