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I think just blaming the oil corporations is too easy. I mean they do deserve their blame and they do deserve to pay up, but I allmost would say "Climate chang

by lukan 2y ago

I think just blaming the oil corporations is too easy. I mean they do deserve their blame and they do deserve to pay up, but I allmost would say "Climate change denialism is a natural state of mind" We as apelike animals just did not optimize for thinking globally. We optimized for the local here and now and the immediate future. "Fire burns, fire warm, fire good. More firewood we need!".

thrance 2y ago
Most people put trust into the non-obvious facts that the Earth is round, that it revolves around the sun, that humans evolved from apes... Why is it that climate change, specifically, is so hard to believe in?
- lukan 2y ago
  Well, I know some flat earthers - it takes a very special breed, to believe all the space pictures are fake. And flights around the globe .. Also, there is no downside believing the earth is round. But believing burning things causes global warming is a) way more abstract b) inconvenient, as it makes you question your luxory. For some it is apparently easier not believing it and maintain a (pseudo) clear consciousness.