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I'm sure he does believe in it - as I'm sure many who are "climate deniers" in positions of power do, but the profit motive to get others to not believe in it i
by madaxe_again 10y ago
I'm sure he does believe in it - as I'm sure many who are "climate deniers" in positions of power do, but the profit motive to get others to not believe in it is simply too strong for a man of wretched morals.
I mean, one can make the rational (with a rather callous set of precepts) argument that if it happens after you're dead it doesn't matter - I had this argument made to me by a hedge fund owner/manager last year who I queried over his heavy investment in fossils - he is essentially looking to make a fortune and isn't concerned about the "far future".
Where things will get interesting is when these figures realise that it isn't far future, it's going to impact their quality of life - but by then it'll likely be too late.
- TorKlingberg 10y agoOr they assume that they and their families will be rich enough to avoid the consequences of climate change. Which is probably true.
- madaxe_again 10y agoI'm not sure any amount of wealth will be enough, ultimately. You can't eat gold, and if we end up with mass displacement of people, we either go totalitarian or anarchy as the ship sinks. I don't think any of us will get out.
- sixQuarks 10y agoNo, the frustrating part is that even after they see the devastation caused by climate change, they will blame something else for it.
- madaxe_again 10y agoPublicly. That's for you, not for them.
- throwaway650058 10y agoMyron Ebell means everything he says.