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This is not an argument, it's an unfounded claim based on a straw argument. The threat is distributed; the problem is systemic. Social herd behavior is very re
by aaroninsf 12d ago
This is not an argument, it's an unfounded claim based on a straw argument.
The threat is distributed; the problem is systemic. Social herd behavior is very real, and it's a probability space, not a certainty.
Similar case: climate change is without any question causing millions of deaths per year and may well kill billions, not to mention destroying ecosystems, and how may people do you know who have given up eating beef or flying...?
- mlsu 12d agoYou're right. That's why I'm doing my best to give the oil companies more power and influence. They are, after all, in the best position to stop climate change!
- frabcus 12d agoYou joke, but alas... "Fossil fuel lobbyists flood COP30 climate talks in Brazil, with largest ever attendance share" https://kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-COP30 https://kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick-Out-The-Suits-C...
- MentalM 12d ago> Similar case: climate change is without any question causing millions of deaths per year It is WERY questionable statement. > and how may people do you know who have given up eating beef or flying That is exactly because absolute majority of people do not think climate change to be that big of a problem