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The 70s and 80s were great times for failed predictions. There’s unfortunately never any accountability with this type of thing, and instead we have a slow eros
by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 6y ago
The 70s and 80s were great times for failed predictions. There’s unfortunately never any accountability with this type of thing, and instead we have a slow erosion of trust and general apathy.
https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-failed-eco-pocalyp...
- saagarjha 6y agoTaking the most extreme predictions and then pulling them from headlines that misrepresent them, then cherry picking from that is a fairly poor way to organize an argument.
- b3nji 6y agoI agree, what models and predictions have come true that have been presented in the headlines? To start with accurate predictions as a base, then present the models and predictions that failed would put things into perspective.
- mistermann 6y agoTrust and apathy is still growing. Whether you like it or not, this is not unimportant. Nature is forcing it up on us. How shall we deal with it?
- taborj 6y ago> Taking the most extreme predictions and then pulling them from headlines that misrepresent them By the way, you've accurately described what the mainstream media does with climate change (and many other topics). Also, those are the same sources a vast majority of the population uses to get their news. So, poor or not, it's unfortunately the norm, and as such it erodes the confidence in articles that place a timeline on our doom.