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That is low man. It's like saying: "I don't care if you're right. I don't like you so I'm not listening." But if that's how you feel, I think there is reason t
by mcappleton 9y ago
That is low man. It's like saying: "I don't care if you're right. I don't like you so I'm not listening."
But if that's how you feel, I think there is reason to like Exxon.
ExxonMobile has done an unbelievable amount of good for the modern world, which li was built on and runs on oil. Everything you have, from the food you eat at the grocery store, to the house you live in, was produced or transported using oil. Even tesla cars are built with materials that are shipped with oil. There is just no other energy store we have that is as abundant and efficient and versatile as oil at this point. Yes it's caused a bunch of pollution but I think the world is still better for it.
- excitom 9y agoNo, it's saying "this source is known for biased corporate propaganda so take that into account when evaluating the content".
- anon4728 9y agoAnother example, the libertarian Cato Institute (Koch brother is a co-founder) releases copycat IPCC reports to try to confuse people about climate change, Big Tobacco-style, and pass off their political talking-points as "science."
- mcappleton 9y agoHe didn't say that. He said he didn't want their content anywhere on hacker news. Getting a heads up that content may be biased is great. But that's a lot different from censoring it altogether.
- british_india 9y agoSo, you're making the argument that annihilating humans from the earth is okay.