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I hear statements like this and I think about the Y2K problem. So many developers crunched ridiculous hours to fix all the bugs that were very real and would ha

I hear statements like this and I think about the Y2K problem. So many developers crunched ridiculous hours to fix all the bugs that were very real and would have had very real consequences. Miraculously, they managed to fix most of the severe issues so the world didn't suffer any serious damages. The aftermath was unbearable though, with all the "skeptics" gloating as they felt vindicated. "See, it was all a big hoax!" It wasn't, of course, but those people will never know otherwise. Now, the annoying part here is that this is the best case scenario for the climate as well. If mankind does in fact manage to turn around this massive force, people like you will simply be gloating and claiming that there was nothing to worry about in the first place.

jiggywiggy 4y ago
The reason this gets so much attention because it's hot to give as much drama to climate changes as possible. It's speculation on top of speculation on top of speculation. There are much bigger impacts than climate change on disease development, yet these hardly get the same attention.
h0l0cube 4y ago
What’s the name for this phenomenon where the greater the success, the less it’s appreciated?
- blipvert 4y ago
  “Sysadmin”
- the_third_wave 4y ago
  In the USA it is called the IRS, here in Sweden we call it Skatteverket, in the Netherlands it would be 'de belastingdienst'.
  - h0l0cube 4y ago
    Maybe 'its effect is understood, noticed and valued' is closer to my intention than 'appreciated'. As appreciation of something that is despised quickly hits a floor, it loses it's correlation, but not to the depth of its sarcastic potential as you've duly exploited.
    - h0l0cube 4y ago
      For future reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32466346 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32466346
josephcsible 4y ago
The point is that a lot of the Y2K doomsday predictions were completely insane and wouldn't have come to pass even if no work were done to fix anything.

jiggywiggy 4y ago

The reason this gets so much attention because it's hot to give as much drama to climate changes as possible. It's speculation on top of speculation on top of speculation. There are much bigger impacts than climate change on disease development, yet these hardly get the same attention.

h0l0cube 4y ago

What’s the name for this phenomenon where the greater the success, the less it’s appreciated?

blipvert 4y ago
“Sysadmin”
the_third_wave 4y ago
In the USA it is called the IRS, here in Sweden we call it Skatteverket, in the Netherlands it would be 'de belastingdienst'.
- h0l0cube 4y ago
  Maybe 'its effect is understood, noticed and valued' is closer to my intention than 'appreciated'. As appreciation of something that is despised quickly hits a floor, it loses it's correlation, but not to the depth of its sarcastic potential as you've duly exploited.
  - h0l0cube 4y ago
    For future reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32466346 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32466346

josephcsible 4y ago

The point is that a lot of the Y2K doomsday predictions were completely insane and wouldn't have come to pass even if no work were done to fix anything.