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I know a lot of people that are skeptical of climate change. Not a single one denies it. It's more a along the lines of 'how big a deal is this actually'? Th
by mattpallissard 4y ago
I know a lot of people that are skeptical of climate change. Not a single one denies it. It's more a along the lines of 'how big a deal is this actually'?
They view a lot of messaging from the government and regulatory bodies as alarmist. Which honestly is fair given the fact that most of them have much bigger day to day problems with healthcare, economics, and housing playing out in the short term. It's all relative right?
- ryeights 4y agoI know a lot of people that outright deny anthropogenic climate change, for what it’s worth.
- jesterson 4y agoNoone denies it. Climate change is something that was happening on this planet for last 4.6bn years for what we know, and most likely will happen in future. What people are denying, and yours truly among them, is follow a bunch of corrupted politicians and "activists" who pushing their destructive (yet lucrative for them) policies under umbrella of "climate change".
- kazinator 4y agoUndeniably, there is man-made global warming, we all agree. It's your fault, and we can fix that if you agree to give me money!
- LorenPechtel 4y agoThe total cost of not acting is almost certainly greater than the cost of acting. It's a matter of who will bear the costs. Not acting pushes the costs off onto others, frequently the poor. Acting requires costs to be borne by the powerful.
- jesterson 4y ago“Almost certainly” is a very subjective definition. We simply don’t know that, so it’s speculation