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>"Those suicides are ultimately worth it, but it will be difficult" -afarrell Source?

• afarrell 10y ago
  This is a conclusion drawn based on 1) A genuine belief that we do need to massively reduce fossil fuel extraction. 2) seeing what often happens to areas when their main industries close or move away (see: South Yorkshire, England or Detroit, Michigan) Yes, I'm being deliberately inflammatory here. The people I've talked to about climate change post things like this: http://imgur.com/up6yu http://imgur.com/up6yu and ignore the fact that we are genuinely and earnestly pushing for policies that will destroy people's livelihoods.
  • toomuchtodo 10y ago
    > Yes, I'm being deliberately inflammatory here. The people I've talked to about climate change post things like this: http://imgur.com/up6yu http://imgur.com/up6yu and ignore the fact that we are genuinely and earnestly pushing for policies that will destroy people's livelihoods. This is a policy issue, not an energy issue. There is no reason we cannot support those people who can no longer work in industries we must remove support for due to environmental concerns.
    • ams6110 10y ago
      Grown adults generally don't like being "supported." They want jobs and a sense that they are in control of their lives.
      • toomuchtodo 10y ago
        Which is diametrically opposed to technology, slowly but surely chipping away at the need for jobs.
    • afarrell 10y ago
      Hence why I say "Barring some sort of massive action to counteract the resulting economic deprivation..."