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This and Bill Gates saying... > “the doomsday outlook [on climate change] is causing much of the climate community to focus too much on near-term emissions goa
by marricks 11mo ago
This and Bill Gates saying...
> “the doomsday outlook [on climate change] is causing much of the climate community to focus too much on near-term emissions goals, and it’s diverting resources from the most effective things we should be doing to improve life in a warming world.”
I guess it's cool there's something to be hopeful about, westerner's just seemed excited to make money off of melting ice in Greenland.
- 9dev 11mo agoBill Gates is fundamentally anthrophilic, so his concern is above all human suffering. I think that’s a valid viewpoint, but also shortsighted; keeping this planet habitable will require tough decisions and sacrifices, and should stay the utmost priority, out of sheer necessity.
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- telchior 11mo agoThe population as a whole has a rapidly dwindling appetite for tech billionaires trying to impose "tough decisions and sacrifices" on everyone else, so Bill's probably in the right lane. He has already been the target of a vast array of conspiracy theories.
- hooverd 11mo agoah, the classic "you are a sacrifice I'm willing to make"
- ratmeadow 11mo agoOh no, to save the world we'll have to take the train to work instead of a car...
- akimbostrawman 11mo agoShortly followed by eat the bugs and live in the post. Only for us plebs ofc....
- greekrich92 11mo ago[flagged]
- conception 11mo agoAnthropophilic perhaps…