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"It's not what you're saying, it's how you're saying it that I have a problem with." This doesn't change the underlying reality, and I have a strong suspicion
by revscat 5y ago
"It's not what you're saying, it's how you're saying it that I have a problem with."
This doesn't change the underlying reality, and I have a strong suspicion there is no means of discussing this issue that would meet with your approval, or your recognition that this is a crisis requiring significant action.
- SpicyLemonZest 5y agoI can't speak for the original commenter, but I'm thoroughly on board with every concrete action item proposed in the article. By all means, let's cut emissions, let's invest in prevention and mitigation for natural disasters, and let's understand how we could geoengineer temperatures back down if needed. I don't like the crisis framing because I think it leads people to hyperfocus on stopping climate change - on cutting emissions - to the exclusion of the rest. If I proposed a huge subsidy to put HVAC systems in more homes, that would be a huge help in fighting the actual human impact of climate change, but quite a lot of people would see it as irrelevant to climate change because it doesn't reduce emissions.
- wyager 5y agoYour suspicion is unfounded. There are plenty of people who discuss the issue on rational terms. However, their writing is less entertainingly alarmist, so it doesn’t get as much traction. Same as any political-economic issue.