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Just how bad is climate change? It’s worse than you think, says Doomsday author

8 points by myshpa 3y ago

alex_lav 3y ago
> Doomsday author We're making no attempt to hide the bias anymore, I guess?
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  Clearly, you skipped the Editor’s Note – the first thing after the headline. Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” – is a contributor to WRAL TechWire. He’s also author of “The Doomsday Book: The Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Threats.” Brain has written several posts recently about the threat of climate change. His exclusive columns written for TechWire are published on Fridays.
  - alex_lav 3y ago
    What do you think this changes about my post? A person with an obvious bias writes content supporting their bias.
    - hotpotamus 3y ago
      Did you read the post? It's an extremely thoroughly sourced article about the issues already reaching crisis points in this year, 2023. You can scream about biases all you want but that will not stop the ever increasing carbon content of the atmosphere. It hardly matters anymore anyway I suppose.
      - alex_lav 3y ago
        > It's an extremely thoroughly sourced article about the issues already reaching crisis points in this year, 2023. I didn’t have to, because the title affirmed what I’d find. And as a person that already believes in climate change, biased articles don’t really give me anything. > You can scream about biases all you want Pointing out a bias isn’t “screaming”, and the assertion that this is how I behaved is in bad faith. My point is objectivity is important. Regardless of topic. Biased writing about climate change goes both ways, and if you support content like this, I don’t really see how you’re allowed to complain about obviously biased content denying climate change.
        hotpotamus 3y ago
        Is the article wrong?
        alex_lav 3y ago
        If you provide sources, does that mean you’re right?
        hotpotamus 3y ago
        > The reason people can believe that everything is going to be OK is because they have not taken the time to comprehend all the different things that are going wrong simultaneously, nor how seriously these things are going wrong. Essentially saying, "nah uh" to that is not a satisfying response and tends to make me believe that our doom is essentially irrefutable at this point. And I say that as someone who tries to look for hope in the current situation. It's hard to find and I've independently come to much the same conclusion that Brain has in this article.
        alex_lav 3y ago
        ...what's this related to?
- hotpotamus 3y ago
  He’s actually the author of Manna[0], a now 20-year-old novella warning about AI displacing workers, driving inequality, and ultimately sapping people in capitalist societies of any meaning and quality of life. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel)
churchill 3y ago
How evil are governments? They're worse than you think, says libertarian. /s
skymast 3y ago
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8 points by myshpa 3y ago

alex_lav 3y ago

> Doomsday author We're making no attempt to hide the bias anymore, I guess?

dragonwriter 3y ago
Clearly, you skipped the Editor’s Note – the first thing after the headline. Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” – is a contributor to WRAL TechWire. He’s also author of “The Doomsday Book: The Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Threats.” Brain has written several posts recently about the threat of climate change. His exclusive columns written for TechWire are published on Fridays.
- alex_lav 3y ago
  What do you think this changes about my post? A person with an obvious bias writes content supporting their bias.
  - hotpotamus 3y ago
    Did you read the post? It's an extremely thoroughly sourced article about the issues already reaching crisis points in this year, 2023. You can scream about biases all you want but that will not stop the ever increasing carbon content of the atmosphere. It hardly matters anymore anyway I suppose.
    - alex_lav 3y ago
      > It's an extremely thoroughly sourced article about the issues already reaching crisis points in this year, 2023. I didn’t have to, because the title affirmed what I’d find. And as a person that already believes in climate change, biased articles don’t really give me anything. > You can scream about biases all you want Pointing out a bias isn’t “screaming”, and the assertion that this is how I behaved is in bad faith. My point is objectivity is important. Regardless of topic. Biased writing about climate change goes both ways, and if you support content like this, I don’t really see how you’re allowed to complain about obviously biased content denying climate change.
      - hotpotamus 3y ago
        Is the article wrong?
        alex_lav 3y ago
        If you provide sources, does that mean you’re right?
        hotpotamus 3y ago
        > The reason people can believe that everything is going to be OK is because they have not taken the time to comprehend all the different things that are going wrong simultaneously, nor how seriously these things are going wrong. Essentially saying, "nah uh" to that is not a satisfying response and tends to make me believe that our doom is essentially irrefutable at this point. And I say that as someone who tries to look for hope in the current situation. It's hard to find and I've independently come to much the same conclusion that Brain has in this article.
        alex_lav 3y ago
        ...what's this related to?
hotpotamus 3y ago
He’s actually the author of Manna[0], a now 20-year-old novella warning about AI displacing workers, driving inequality, and ultimately sapping people in capitalist societies of any meaning and quality of life. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel)

churchill 3y ago

How evil are governments? They're worse than you think, says libertarian. /s

skymast 3y ago

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