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The true climat crisis is how people worry about the weather of tomorrow ignoring the real issue of the people’s comfort of living. We are no longer cavemen l

The true climat crisis is how people worry about the weather of tomorrow ignoring the real issue of the people’s comfort of living. We are no longer cavemen looking for shelter. Look at the Netherlands, half their country has been reclaimed from the sea. Look at China during their Olympics. They literally made it rain over the suburbs in order to keep the skies clear above stadiums. The climate and the planet will be alright. People are gonna suffer from this moral panic.

saiya-jin 7y ago
> ignoring the real issue of the people’s comfort of living I am sorry to disturb your comfortable life (you comment here so like it or not, its true), but some of us see the drain the planet and living beings on it go down, and it ain't pretty and will get worse, much worse. Maybe if a billion of climate refugees will arrive knocking on your country's door begging for survival, you may reconsider your opinions. Some of us prefer earlier actions, not only because of that.
- duelingjello 7y ago
  It's difficult to get a man to reduce his carbon emissions when his air conditioning, daily Big Mac, bitcoin miner rig, long solo commute in a Cadillac Escalade and weekly jet-setting depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair also said this ;)
mikehodgson 7y ago
China had to make it rain in order to temporarily improve air quality, because the air is polluted. Asian countries are littered with garbage and recycling imported from the west. People are already suffering.
0xcde4c3db 7y ago
> Look at the Netherlands, half their country has been reclaimed from the sea. Look at China during their Olympics. They literally made it rain over the suburbs in order to keep the skies clear above stadiums. And I'll bet that work was done because of sociopolitical concern being raised, not in spite of it. There is a "moral panic" problem with global warming, but it occurs when individuals are shamed for their personal choices instead of putting the scrutiny on how the overall economy is shaped by large corporations and governments. That shaming is largely fueled by those very powers peddling the idea that environmentalism merely means that we all "do our part" by reusing shopping bags or buying a Tesla or whatever.
quickthrower2 7y ago
The people who will be comfortable with a more chaotic climate are those with wealth. Comfort won’t be there for most of us. Aussie bushfires are about 20000sq km this season. Volunteers are sacrificing their salary to put them out, I guess there is some patriotism driving that but at some point it is going to be too much. How do you get comfy in a hurricane or tsunami? Build a 5m thick concrete fortress? For everyone?

saiya-jin 7y ago

> ignoring the real issue of the people’s comfort of living I am sorry to disturb your comfortable life (you comment here so like it or not, its true), but some of us see the drain the planet and living beings on it go down, and it ain't pretty and will get worse, much worse. Maybe if a billion of climate refugees will arrive knocking on your country's door begging for survival, you may reconsider your opinions. Some of us prefer earlier actions, not only because of that.

duelingjello 7y ago
It's difficult to get a man to reduce his carbon emissions when his air conditioning, daily Big Mac, bitcoin miner rig, long solo commute in a Cadillac Escalade and weekly jet-setting depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair also said this ;)

mikehodgson 7y ago

China had to make it rain in order to temporarily improve air quality, because the air is polluted. Asian countries are littered with garbage and recycling imported from the west. People are already suffering.

0xcde4c3db 7y ago

> Look at the Netherlands, half their country has been reclaimed from the sea. Look at China during their Olympics. They literally made it rain over the suburbs in order to keep the skies clear above stadiums. And I'll bet that work was done because of sociopolitical concern being raised, not in spite of it. There is a "moral panic" problem with global warming, but it occurs when individuals are shamed for their personal choices instead of putting the scrutiny on how the overall economy is shaped by large corporations and governments. That shaming is largely fueled by those very powers peddling the idea that environmentalism merely means that we all "do our part" by reusing shopping bags or buying a Tesla or whatever.

quickthrower2 7y ago

The people who will be comfortable with a more chaotic climate are those with wealth. Comfort won’t be there for most of us. Aussie bushfires are about 20000sq km this season. Volunteers are sacrificing their salary to put them out, I guess there is some patriotism driving that but at some point it is going to be too much. How do you get comfy in a hurricane or tsunami? Build a 5m thick concrete fortress? For everyone?