I was one of the commenters near the thread you link to; the story was about pervasive melting of Alaska's permafrost. Again in that thread, you complained abo

I was one of the commenters near the thread you link to; the story was about pervasive melting of Alaska's permafrost. Again in that thread, you complained about "doom and gloom", and remarked "It's not the end of world, people." Here's the problem with this kind of comment. There is a specific issue under discussion, and instead of discussing the issue (e.g., technical fixes or mitigations), you complain in very general terms about the attitude of the people who are trying to discuss it. Here, you have further offered (without evidence) a just-so story about "thinking negatively" as an adaptation that is no longer serving those negative people out there. This kind of objection is especially galling in the case of climate. There are powerful forces that are blocking mere understanding and measurement of climate trends - much less mitigation. It's not "doom and gloom" to recognize the possible impact and to measure and understand. It's solid technical problem-solving. It's the reason things are getting better.