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I downvoted you because it’s just not true that being against covid lockdowns means one is scientifically illiterate or doesn’t care about climate change, so it
by umanwizard 5y ago
I downvoted you because it’s just not true that being against covid lockdowns means one is scientifically illiterate or doesn’t care about climate change, so it’s a bad analogy.
Covid is much less serious than climate change.
I believe the scientific consensus on the seriousness of Covid (death rate of 1 in 100-200, nonzero but unquantified risk of long-term side effects), and I think our measures to combat Covid were an extreme overreaction. I also think climate change is by far the most serious problem facing humanity and that no reaction would be too extreme.
- NiceWayToDoIT 5y agoI agree with you Covid is small percent human problem, Global Warming is almost all life on planet threat. What you have misunderstood from my comment, is that I my comment was about reaction of policy makers, wealthy people and wide public, as it is not in line with level of threat and what smartest people on planet say about that threat. It is some strange irony of being human - only when we start experiencing issues we perceive it personally as real danger then it becomes real, and often at that time is too late. Way too late. And we are already 20 years late with global warming fixes. I am not saying it is end of story, but time for making a dent is quickly closing and we are still at the stage of convincing people it is real.