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Didn't the same thing happen with the Amazon fires recently?

• reaperducer 7y ago
  Yes. Celebrities were spreading photos of fires on other continents and other years and claiming that it was the end of the world. Their apologists will claim they were "just raising awareness" or "drawing attention to the tragedy," but in reality they're doing more harm than good.
  • throwaway5752 7y ago
    Interesting, I think that climate change, slash and burn agricultural practices on marginal land, and the inability of the biome to re-establish itself is what is doing the harm. I never even once gave a single thought to what "celebrities" or other people that were wrong are saying, just like how I deal with right wingers that deny climate change is occurring.
    • mcantelon 7y ago
      Celebrities actually do have influence, horrifying as that is.
      • throwaway5752 7y ago
        And I would argue that it's hard to overstate the harm of global warming, so a few ignorant celebrities being incorrect against the mountains of well fund misinformation is not doing more harm than good. They are wrong on the scientifically correct side of the issue, and that matters. They are unlikely to cause harm to anyone, like climate change denier or Jenny McCarthy on vaccines.
        • shard972 7y ago
          And then people like yourself scream and rage when you see a result like Boris Johnston being elected and wonder why anyone would vote for such a "liar". When you are at the point of openly arguing with people that as long as "fact" supports the right cause, truth be damned, how on earth can you blame people for not trusting you? The worst part is that people like yourself are too blind to see that the only people who buy into these bullshit overstatements are already on your side, your just perpetuating your own doom.