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You a climate change denier too, by any chance? The rhetoric is the same. Using the word "alarmist" to dismiss valid concerns, conveniently ignoring all the neg
by scbrg 2y ago
You a climate change denier too, by any chance? The rhetoric is the same. Using the word "alarmist" to dismiss valid concerns, conveniently ignoring all the negative consequences that already have occurred and sprouting nonsense like "nothing has happened."
What's happened is that everybody has been forced behind NAT, completely obliterating pretty much the whole point of Internet to begin with, and that addresses that could be essentially free are super expensive. But la la la nothing has happeeeeeeeened!
- blueflow 2y agoYou can overexaggerate a valid concern in an alarmistic manner. I'd argue the alarmistic, implausible reporting on climate change is the main cause of the scepticism.
- jeffhuys 2y agoBeing told 18 years ago in middle school that it’d be 50° outside 12 years ago has kept me skeptical during quite a few years. Overexaggerating only makes your point come across as weak, and in my case, made me think it was all bullshit for money. Just be honest.
- wredcoll 2y agoSo 18 years ago "they" said it would be 50 degrees ... 12 years ago? What? And exactly who do you think is profiting?
- scbrg 2y agoYes. I'm sure it's the occasional exaggerated reporting in tabloid media that is at fault. The billions of dollars that have been funneled into extremely focused lobbying campaigns spreading FUD and disinformation for 50 years have probably only had marginal effect.
- dang 2y agoPlease don't cross into personal attack or post in the flamewar style to HN. Those are two of the things we most want to avoid here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- scbrg 2y agoNoted, point taken.