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Where do you get the confidence from that it will eventually cool down and self-correct, and everything will be all right? Surely you must be aware somewhere ba
by fnordian_slip 3y ago
Where do you get the confidence from that it will eventually cool down and self-correct, and everything will be all right? Surely you must be aware somewhere back in your mind, that this is merely wishful thinking?
Even if you ignore the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_points_in_the_climate_system https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_points_in_the_climat..., you must realise that climate change has already led to the extinction of a huge number of animal species, and that less biodiversity can lead to lasting problems in ecosystems, that take millennial to stabilise to a new equilibrium.
Not to mention the fact that it's kind of insane to kill of an absurd number of species, destroy a shitload of habitats, and then say "don't worry, some day this will be balanced again". Even if it did, that does not make it okay. If you say to someone "don't worry, your nose will heal" that doesn't mean it's acceptable for you to hit that person in the face.
- d0gsg0w00f 3y agoEverything I've read shows that we're so far behind on correction and anything that will change it will completely upend our economy and society and would have to have happened 100 years ago. Basically hopeless. Might as well be the band playing on the sinking ship. Alternatively and hopefully, we're wrong in our predictions and the earth will do something we don't expect.