> I'm reacting strongly against this because it seems like more than just an innocent joke... I fear the tip of some climate-denial nonsense I've seen before, c

> I'm reacting strongly against this because it seems like more than just an innocent joke... I fear the tip of some climate-denial nonsense I've seen before, claims that the sun is making all the planets hotter, claims that are ridiculously false. [0] You are reading far too much into something that was neither a joke nor a political statement. But it is awfully telling to see how dissenting narratives tend to get viciously derailed, early and often, without any constructive discussion about the actual premise.