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If you’re trying to wrap your head around this: keep in mind that being really loved by a small group is more profitable than being broadly palatable to the ent
by spoonjim 4y ago
If you’re trying to wrap your head around this: keep in mind that being really loved by a small group is more profitable than being broadly palatable to the entire world.
The people who pull stunts like this get the most donations, have sex with the hottest activist chicks, and obtain the highest status in their in-group, something that you cannot get by writing position papers arguing “we should find a reasonable path forward to address climate change while keeping the oil rampdown slow and cautious.”
- unglaublich 4y agoWe tried the paper way for 3 decades. Nothing changed and politicians started flirting with anti-science scepticism instead. These people are trying a last few tricks to get the public to realize the severity of the situation. If they don’t succeed, at least they tried. The alternative is slipping quietly into an abyss.
- spoonjim 4y agoNo, that’s where you’re misunderstanding the situation. These people are trying a few tricks to achieve high status in their ingroup. My guess is that it’s working. They see this as Mission Accomplished which is why they are continuing to do it.