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The older generations have been seriously exposed to climate change for about the same amount of time that millennials have. If you are going to pick on them, w
by Skunkleton 8y ago
The older generations have been seriously exposed to climate change for about the same amount of time that millennials have. If you are going to pick on them, why not pick on fiscal policies :)
- BookmarkSaver 8y agoWell they were adults during the whole process. Climate change was starting to get some attention back in the 80's at least, and there were definitely warnings in the 90's. Not nearly as severe or conclusive ones, but still. Millennials were children at the time.
- T-A 8y agoYes, but the adults were busy rejoicing that the previous climate scare had been debunked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_cooling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_cooling
- Skunkleton 8y ago1988 is the beginning of the "modern" era. However, I would like to make the baseless claim that climate change didn't become a hot-button issue until the 2000s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science#Modern_period:_1988_to_present https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_scie...