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About 10 years now before irreversible climate change. After that any of the gains of the last 50 years will be eliminated. The (grudging and pitiably disprop
by frabbit 6y ago
About 10 years now before irreversible climate change. After that any of the gains of the last 50 years will be eliminated. The (grudging and pitiably disproportionately small) increases in supply of food and medical support to the developing world were based on an extreme and rapid expansion of CO2 emitting industrial production. Unfortunately that comes with some (forseeable) consequences.
- oblio 6y agoI have a hunch conspiracy theorists aren't really worried about global warming :-)
- frabbit 6y agoFrom what I have read they are concerned about it being a complete lie made up by others in order to facilitate their oppression. That makes it a huge problem for anyone that believes that climate destruction is something that needs to be solved co-operatively. Or we can keep on laughing and sneering at people that don't think the same thoughts as us. I wonder how that will work out?
- oblio 6y agoThe thing is, there are always loonies. Catering to them doesn't work. Society has advanced by putting in place rules to not abuse them (human rights, constituons, etc) but otherwise ignoring them politically. 100% consensus based politics has destroyed entire countries.
- frabbit 6y agoHas society advanced? By what metric?
- oblio 6y agoLife expectancy, mortality rates for infants, nutrition, eradication of treatable diseases, ... Most things we can measure are better. Individual happiness, that's P = NP.
- frabbit 6y agoSo, then you agree with the proposition that in general society has advanced, life is better and that most intelligent and reasonable people share that unarguable view? And yet you wonder why people who are seeing declining life expectancy, poor nutrition and probable long-term unemployment react against the statement of that view as applying to them? https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2019/12/02/middle-age-death https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2019/12/02/middle-ag...