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There’s a tremendous amount of political power that can be gained by promoting climate change, i.e. the ability to control every aspect of the economy and peopl
by hnuser847 5y ago
There’s a tremendous amount of political power that can be gained by promoting climate change, i.e. the ability to control every aspect of the economy and peoples’ lives. You don’t think that’s a potentially juicy incentive to a budding young technocrat?
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoI don't really see it as political power because it has been, and is still being, strongly resisted by both politics and media. Real politcal power is populism, and action on climate change is still un-populism (from what I see). > i.e. the ability to control every aspect of the economy and peoples’ lives Sounds like you're worried about an agenda that I just don't see even exists, like you're attaching a very personal fear to this particular issue. What you're describing sounds more like the combination of politics and religion to me. I'll update my sarcastic response from above to: "I want to control every aspect of the economy and people's lives, I'm going into environmental science". Edited to add: There's a theory I'm working on, which I'm referring to as "the shock jock test". If controversial radio hosts and "guest columnists" are using the topic (climate change, feminism, immigration for example) to instigate dramatic, angry, emotional, and poorly constructed arguments as the kind of feedback to represent their listenership / readership, then the political winds are against it's very existence as a topic.
- kar5pt 5y agoThis is the most idiotic argument I've ever heard. You can dismiss literally any problem that affects society by claiming the proponents of it are "politically motivated". No shit they're political motivated. It's a political problem that needs a political solution.