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environment

https://old.reddit.com/r/environment/comments/x2d6mk/climate_scientists_urge_more_civil_disobedience/imk92gv/

Says the guy with nothing but vague accusations. I assume you’re talking about climate scientists. And if you’re denying climate change I just assume you’re an idiot, which is a very safe assumption at this point. Also done arguing with someone screeching ‘omg people are political at times and that’s terrible’ which inherently a political statement in and of itself. You have no argument just empty vague accusations that are meaningless to begin with.

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europe

https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/x2cib3/atlantropa_the_project_as_imagined_by_german/imk921e/

I guess this would accelerate climate change and exterminate the human race even sooner. 🤔

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imk906i

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judaism

https://old.reddit.com/r/Judaism/comments/x2df55/is_it_wrong_for_a_jew_to_become_an_airline_pilot/imk906i/

Ah yes because the eleventh commandment was "thou shall not contribute to climate change"

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imk8zgw

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ireland

https://old.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/x2kpln/anyone_else_think_the_government_needs_to_go_if/imk8zgw/

It's not economical. Uranium is a finite resource that's running out faster than oil. When it gets scarcer, the price will go up and it's already an expensive form of power. Because it's running out, it barely makes any difference worth mentioning to climate change but climate change already has most reactors in the EU shutdown, they can't be cooled properly because of drought. Nuclear is not the answer lobbyists would have you believe.

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askreddit

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x2fj3g/whats_a_controversial_topic_no_one_wants_to/imk8zai/

Climate Change. It’s either seen as a hoax or an inevitable issue that ”we need to address soon”. I’m pretty sure the point of no return for our planet has passed by already, and we need to come up with solutions fast or else the EARTH IS GOING TO BECOME INHOSPITABLE.

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losangeles

https://old.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/x1zajy/the_heat_wave_as_seen_from_space_the_whole_state/imk8wl3/

Starts getting cooler in middle of October usually But who knows, climate change and all now

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askreddit

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x2fj3g/whats_a_controversial_topic_no_one_wants_to/imk8wc3/

The actual impact humans have on climate change.

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deuxmoi

https://old.reddit.com/r/Deuxmoi/comments/x2igh5/right_on_time_daily_mail_reports_leo_was_seen/imk8waq/

> climate change Beautiful

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imk8w60

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christianity

https://old.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/x2lsvr/did_something_recently_happen_to_make_christians/imk8w60/

This is a Republican thing, not a Christian thing. There is considerable overlap between these groups. Fossil fuel money and goes overwhelmingly to Republicans (ref: [https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=E01](https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=E01)). In exchange for the money, the party has to deny man-made climate change, and everything else that goes against the economic interests of the fossil fuel industry. That filters down to the party faithful. I'd put money on the overwhelming majority of your "Christian friends and family members" being Republican Party faithful.

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imk8vzm

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askachristian

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskAChristian/comments/x2dh2q/is_it_wrong_for_a_christian_to_become_an_airline/imk8vzm/

Why do you think that? I've never personally met a Christian who doesn't believe in climate change. I only know that exist because they pop up on documentaries 😂

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imk8tt1

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genusa

https://old.reddit.com/r/GenUsa/comments/x2l9mt/thoughts_on_climate_change/imk8tt1/

The answer to climate change is space exploration, change my mind.

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imk8t89

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ukpolitics

https://old.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/x2b19s/blaming_net_zero_for_todays_energy_crisis_is/imk8t89/

Is this the same Telegraph that on the front page today has an opinion piece stating that Boris will never be forgiven for Net Zero. However, against inflation we are seeing similar positions coming out in the US too. 17 US states have adopted anti ESG legislation for instance. Climate change is getting strong "don't look up" vibes.

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showerthoughts

https://old.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/x2b3yt/when_society_eventually_fails_all_our_low_earth/imk8rdx/

I'm not really addressing the reseting part, that's pretty highly hypothetical from where we currently stand. But in terms of failing, I think it's pretty clear that the path we're currently on is not leading us towards a prosperous or successful future. \- We are seeing the clear signs of climate change in our day to day lives, yet we are more or less not changing course. \-We give platforms to extremists and opportunists who have weaseled their way into our highest institutions and tilt things to work in their and their investors' favor. \-We basically just failed our pandemic test. Not only did we fail handling it as it was happening, but we more or less are trying to make things just go back to "normal" as we attempt to move past it. If a disease worse than covid eventually pops up, we are fucked. If those are not crystal clear signs of impending failure and doom, I'm not sure what is.

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imk8oj8

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environment

https://old.reddit.com/r/environment/comments/x1tmsn/why_even_environmentalists_are_supporting_nuclear/imk8oj8/

One good source to read (The Xu paper I haven't read yet but will... really need to get to work ha) However, I'd lose the institute for energy research piece in the future both for your own sake and trying to convince others. IER is a known fossil fuel and climate change denial lobby group initially founded by Koch but mostly funded by Exxon and the API (petriolium trade group). No matter if the piece is solid it will not be taken seriously by most environmentalist. I've found many of their pieces in the past have to "misinterpreted" the referenced data and sources or simply reference pieces from sister lobbying groups in a petroleum/climate denial misinformation self referential circle.

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imk8ma3

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newzealand

https://old.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/x28xci/long_rant_pessimistic_asf_and_feel_like_were/imk8ma3/

EV’s aren’t really a solution to climate change btw, they use an extra 5 years fossil fuels to make compared to an ICE car. Not to mention the child labour and resource exploitation. They’re probably still a slight bit better than regular cars, but too expensive for most people to afford. I do agree with you though, that this is a turning point, and if we adopt actually environmentally friendly technologies and practices, our society would be on a great path.

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entertainment

https://old.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/x2hus0/the_many_violations_of_the_violent_birth_scene/imk8jtc/

you cannot be serious. The entire point of this story is to be a commentary on the horrors of rigid, hierarchical societies of the past and that literally could not be any more clear. There’s commentary on gender politics, classism, hell George RR Martin himself says that the entire white Walker story is an allegory for people’s failure to address climate change before it’s too late. Art without any commentary or themes whatsoever is vapid and meaningless, and your instance that social commentary cannot coexist with good storytelling is bizarre.

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imk8hyo

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conspiracy

https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/x2iev2/per_expert_earth_is_fried_every_12068_years_due/imk8hyo/

Corporations are working hard to make common people believe climate change is a hoax because that's how they make the most money. Follow the money.

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france

https://old.reddit.com/r/france/comments/x1r5jf/le_nucléaire_est_beaucoup_plus_sur_que_le_charbon/imk8h5t/

c'est effectivement le choix de la décroissance plutôt que celui de la récession subie qui est le meilleur. mais ce n'est pas la direction qu'on prends. Par contre ce n'est pas le moyen qui est sûr en lui même, c'est la politique qu'on lui applique qui fait sa sûreté, or [cette sûreté ne pourra probablement plus être garantie dans un avenir proche en conséquence des choix politiques d'après le patron de l'ASN](https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2022/01/19/la-poursuite-de-fonctionnement-des-reacteurs-nucleaires-d-edf-ne-doit-pas-etre-la-variable-d-ajustement-de-la-politique-energetique-francaise_6110102_3234.html) Quand à la stabilité c'est un point qui n'est pas garanti à l'avenir car on ne sait si le nucléaire sera adapté face au dérèglement climatique, comme mis en avant dans le papier publié dans energy policy: [Climate change, nuclear power, and the adaptation–mitigation dilemma](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421510007329). Il y a d'autres choix qui pourraient (devraient?) être fait qui nous éviterait de construire plus de capacité production. Par exemple au lieu du non sens de la voiture électrique, on pourrait avoir des vélomobiles électriques. Si on remplacait la totalité du parc automobile par des vélomobiles électriques ça pourrait largement être alimenté par un fraction de l'éolien existant: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/les-v%C3%A9lomobiles-electriques-aussi-rapides-et-confortables-que-les-automobiles-mais-80-fois-plus-efficaces.html Et il n'y a pas besoin de chercher bien loin pour trouver des postes d'économies similaires qui permettraient de réduire notre parc électrogène. On peut facilement arguer qu'on consommera toujours tout ce qu'on produit et que face à l'urgence climatique il serait plus judicieux de réduire la capacité de production pour réduire la consommation énergétique.

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canada

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/x0ww89/wheat_harvest_rebounds_in_canada_to_bolster_shaky/imk8f5i/

I agree that evidence of climate change would be found in the metanarrative of the planet, not the particular weather events. But, I think media does weaponize extreme weather events to fearmonger on climate change. Even your analysis faces the danger of confirmation bias. Whenever extreme weather happens you are reminded of how bad things will be someday, so what do all the normal weather events cause you to feel? Hopefully the opposite of 'how bad things will be someday'.

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nottheonion

https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/x2l1lu/california_asks_residents_not_to_charge_electric/imk86ee/

EVs connected to bidirectional chargers during peak hours would actually help the grid. This is media sensationalism at its worst. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721013445](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721013445) >All charging strategies are able to drastically reduce peak power (between 14.6% to 33.7%) compared to uncoordinated charging, while satisfying all constraints posed by the drivers. **The bi-directional charging strategies even allow to reduce peak power to levels lower than prior to the introduction of EVs into the local energy system.** Here's the announcement of the bidirectional charging pilot program in California. [https://insideevs.com/news/572663/gm-test-bidirectional-charging-pge-california/](https://insideevs.com/news/572663/gm-test-bidirectional-charging-pge-california/) >"We are really excited about this innovative collaboration with GM. Imagine a future where everyone is driving an electric vehicle—and where that EV serves as a backup power option at home and more broadly as a resource for the grid. Not only is this a huge advancement for electric reliability and climate resiliency, it’s yet another advantage of clean-powered EVs, which are so important in our collective battle against climate change." Patti Poppe, PG&E Corporation CEO and >"GM's collaboration with PG&E further expands our electrification strategy, demonstrating our EVs as reliable mobile sources of power. Our teams are working to rapidly scale this pilot and bring bidirectional charging technology to our customers." Mary Barra, GM Chair and CEO

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baystreetbets

https://old.reddit.com/r/Baystreetbets/comments/x2hok0/is_there_a_uranium_run/imk81b3/

Maybe this will shed some light: > The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that the Inflation Reduction Act has given clean-energy stocks a new lease on life. The Globe's guest columnist Shirley Won writes that the sector has regained momentum after President Joe Biden signed the IRA into law. It allocates $369-billion (U.s.) to fight climate change and to invest in energy security by encouraging domestic manufacturing. A top pick in the green energy space for Purpose Investments manager Jeremy Lin is Cameco. Mr. Lin says Cameco will benefit indirectly from a production tax credit offered to existing U.S. nuclear power plants. Mr. Lin notes that this tax break backstops power prices in the low $40-a-megawatt-hour range, and removes the risk of low rates forcing nuclear plants to shut down operations before their end of life. Uranium producers such as Cameco should have the "highest torque" in the supply chain to the growing nuclear-power industry over the next 10 to 15 years. As well, rising uranium demand will also come from Japan's recent decision to restart more idled nuclear plants. Cameco trades at "1.2 times price to forward net asset value, which is attractive given the historical range of 0.6 to 2.4 times."

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christianity

https://old.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/x2d3g0/major_evangelical_organization_says_christianity/imk7v06/

It's fascinating to sit back and observe how impressionable folks can be in the absence of rigorous scrutiny of the body of science available in regards to "man-made" climate (cooling, warming, and now change) impacts. Further, the elitists that set out to manipulate your opinions employ class politics to divide out society; pitting one group against another. Unfortunately, the gullible fall for it every time. A simple review of catastrophe predictions during the 20th century by leading scientists of the day, will display a dizzying array of misguided, unrealized, poorly researched, and even poorer conclusions about the impending doom of the world. Good luck making any sense of it all; you would have better luck with the local shaman or palm reader. If you take the time to consider all the data, conclusions, and the most obvious contributors, you will quickly come to the conclusion it's the biggest hoax of the 21st century and the public is taking it hook, line, and sinker. In spite of the skewed characterizations of white conservatives the only real thing you can conclude from the survey, is the fact they tend to be more educated, skeptical, and less prone to hysteria. The balance of the conservative wing of the Republican party will exhibit the same attributes no matter their sex, ethnicity or age, hence the "conservative" moniker. In other words, it's not a "white devil" thing...

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unitedkingdom

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/x2b028/i_feel_there_wont_be_change_until_we_have/imk7uzw/

I'm aware it can bring jobs but so do renewables. Like I said, it would take the UK a minimum of 15yrs to build at their rate of building things and that's just one. Where as renewables can be built today which is what the climate emergency needs, action today, not in 15yrs. Plus the cost for just one is enough for all the renewables we need, where as we'd need to build more than nuclear plant. I just did some googling and we already have 10 nuclear power stations in the UK, on average generates about 17% of our energy but that changes often due to unplanned shutdowns...then you read elsewhere 1 nuclear power plant is enough to power 6 million homes, so these 10 should be powering about 60 million between them, when the population of the UK is 67 million, yet in 2020 43% of our energy came from renewables I just find it crazy that we'd even consider spending over 7 billion (lets face it projects in the UK usually end up double that with delays & Tories handing over contracts to the wrong people) We need change now, not in 10+ years when just one of these new ones are built, so we stay on burning coal, gas and drilling for oil for a few more decades, future is dire already, more time changing is just going to make it worse.

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prolificac

https://old.reddit.com/r/ProlificAc/comments/x2l6xm/has_anyone_else_noticed_an_uptick_in_studies/imk7upu/

Mm not necessarily but I have noticed an uptick in studies about climate change.

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nottheonion

https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/x2l1lu/california_asks_residents_not_to_charge_electric/imk7ujs/

Is this supposed to be some kind of dig against electric cars? Gas powered cars - via the climate change they create - are causing the energy crisis and heatwaves in the first place. Those who wish to keep gas powered cars indefinitely don't realize that it simply can't happen. They would keep their gas powered cars until they die of drought-induced thirst or starvation, not realizing that, like a smoker, they are merely killing themselves. They don't live on this planet alone however, and we can't allow them to continue to pollute our collective lungs.

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askpolitics

https://old.reddit.com/r/Askpolitics/comments/x1g0yq/how_would_you_actually_make_the_republican_party/imk7q0u/

Then what problems do you perceive the government capable of solving? Since apparently climate change, economic depression, or mental health crises are not within their preview? Im seriously asking, since i dont think you are being realistic, what other entity is well suited to solve these issues facing literally every other nation on earth? If you cannot answer why the goverment should not solve these problems, then you are a taxpaying m0ron. They’re collecting taxes either way they might as well solve problems or *govern*

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tamilnadu

https://old.reddit.com/r/TamilNadu/comments/x2awhd/no_varna_system_in_south_india_are_brahmins/imk7exj/

Not only in India, everywhere is like this. And you know what it lets you understand and avoid those people. Yes people wont change. Do you see climate change coming to a halt? China ceasing their pollution? No. People want food on their plate in the end. Just give it a break already. I know your trying to do some puratchi but people are already intermingled with each other. Only a few more generations and we’ll be done with this baseless caste system (and be enslaved by late stage capitalism, because hierarchical system always exist as long as there are Egotistical people)

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mademesmile

https://old.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/x2al25/oc_i_needed_to_see_this_today_were_raising_dragon/imk7eu5/

Now it’s climate “death”. Did climate change just not motivate enough people anymore? When we’ve hit all the metrics that you said would instill “climate death” and nothing really happens are we going to get “climate mega death”? Is it getting hotter and the climate is shifting, yes. Has it been even slightly as bad as we’ve been told it was going to be for the last 30 years, lol no.

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dankmemes

https://old.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/x29hnz/it_hurts_to_see/imk7epr/

If enough people make sacrifices so it take 1% longer for disasters to occur beyond our capability to deal with them then that is time humanity will have to get ready. If people make enough sacrifices to preserve 1% of the remaining forests than that will be billions of trees working in humanities favors. If people have 1% less children per year then that will be millions of people that don’t starve or go homeless. Sacrifices don’t go to waste, they will save people and make odds more favorable when things do go to hell. It may not fix the problem, that will require a fully United effort. In the likely event that doesn’t occur it would be wise to give humanity the best chances possible by lessening the burden while it is still very easy to by comparison. This all or nothing attitude of the people that say they care will piss people off future generations just as much as the attitude pretending climate change is fake.

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polls

https://old.reddit.com/r/polls/comments/x2anfe/do_you_want_to_have_kids_in_the_future/imk7ej7/

Id love to but i dont think they will have quite a bright future. Climate change isnt being taken seriously enough and will likely massive problem even in best case scenario leading in mass immigration of poor hungry people. Also we are strolling so far away from the pre industrial life we evolved to that i think a bunch of unforseen circumstances are likely to appear and viruses. I wont bring a child to that.

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bottown2

https://old.reddit.com/r/BotTown2/comments/r5vp4y/may_35th_1989_the_chinese_communist_party/imk76s5/

Bernie considers climate crisis the most valuable change to national security. He opposed the establishment of the Dakota Access Pipeline on the grounds that it will have a big result on the climate. ___ Bernie Bot -Bernie_Bot_03

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worldnews

https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/x2f0v0/pakistans_deadly_floods_have_created_a_massive/imk75ay/

Human-activity-related climate change accelerates and distorts these otherwise normal phenomena. The natural world isn't static and is punctuated by a handful of catastrophic events on geologic scales.

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christianity

https://old.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/x2lsvr/did_something_recently_happen_to_make_christians/imk746y/

It's not recent. It's been like this since electric cars started going mainstream. It's a combination of climate-change denialism, the stereotype that vehicles with fewer than 8 cylinders and no flatbed are for wimps and betas, and their association with liberalism. More recently, there's a anti big tech connection, an anti Elon Musk connection, a pro-Russia connection, a more extreme urban/rural connection, and globalist connection added to the mix.

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enough_sanders_spam

https://old.reddit.com/r/Enough_Sanders_Spam/comments/x2iqrc/meet_6_democrats_of_color_who_want_to_see_their/imk6yq2/

I think the big reveal at the end, one person says their ideal party would be a presidential ticket of Oprah and the Rock. And any credence I gave this article went directly out the window. Also the part where the guy is asking for Biden to act on Climate Change like he didn't just pass the biggest climate change legislation in history. Or that they want him to do more for abortion rights, which is not within his power.

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conspiracy

https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/x2loe7/cricket_breeding_factory_bigger_than_many_meat/imk6x8d/

Agreed, it's incredibly fucked up we need to bear the brunt of climate change while they continue to take private jets to cities in the same state. It's even more fucked up that they're the ones who caused it by making the continent dependant on automotive transport because it was more profitable than public transport.

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news

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/x2cszk/us_life_expectancy_down_for_secondstraight_year/imk6vfy/

Definitely successful. They have now altered their strategy since most people believe climate change is real. The current strategy is to push the narrative that it’s too late to do anything about it, so why bother trying. They are hoping to get people too apathetic to make policies to regulate them, even though there’s still time to make a big difference if we JUST DO. I think this one is brilliant, too. Freaking evil. But not stupid.

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lockdownskepticism

https://old.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/x2bgsu/philippine_doh_says_still_too_soon_to_abandon/imk6ung/

I fucking hate the "it's just a mask" justification for keeping mandates. Someone could pass a law mandating that everybody clap their hands three times every morning at 10:10 in an effort to stop climate change. It might not stop climate change, but it won't make it worse and only takes a second or two, so it's not that onerous of a burden, right?

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politics

https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/x2ds56/trump_has_officially_declared_his_embrace_of_qanon/imk6uev/

This isn’t just a group with an unpopular/easily proven wrong theory, like climate change is a hoax or trickle down economics is the best way to stimulate an economy. These people are sick. They have serious mental health problems to be able to justify their positions. Honestly, I’d say all Trump supports have a mental health issue, but Qanon especially.

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askmen

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/x2g27w/how_effective_are_electric_cars_and_the_industry/imk6u6l/

Yeah but batteries and metals are used in regular cars too... So arguing about rhe materials or transport is kinda silly since theye are more or less equal for both. Fuel is also transported by trucks to gas stations and those trucks came off boats or their parts came off boats that are from overseas. Car parts were mined then shipped to china to be manufactured then sent back to local plants for assembly then transported to dealers across the continent (my old VW Golf was made in Mexico, the following year Germany scrapped that contract over quality issues and now we import them from over seas) The Prius ended up being one of the worst cars ever produced for environmental impact. Having to do with the complex logistics of its production. Being made mostly of nickel (to be lighter) meant the Canadian nickle had to cross the effing continent to be shipped to china to be made into parts to be shipped back to the US. Lots of parts were sourced globally vastly increasing its impact. On the road it was more efficient but not enough to counteract the damage it did. In comprehensive studies they have showed that ev cars are less emitting than others with all other factors the same. No oil changes, no timing belts, less radiator reduced use of coolant ect. Also most electric cars are not teslas and don't necessarily have the added screens and cameras and seat warmers that contribute somewhat to their impact. Granted its not huge leaps and bounds of improvement but its some improvement. Much more on a renewable type grid. I have complaints about renewable power sources too. Lots of legitimate criticisms. If one only looks at emissions however it is a big improvement. Batteries will be a massive problem in 200 years so no one is solving it now. I consider these intermediary technologies to buy us some time (maybe 200 years tops) before the crush of climate change wrecks our ability to produce massive outdoor crops... It also might be way too little way too late (as reality seems to be exceeding even the most detrimental (but realistic) climate model senarios).

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thewaywewere

https://old.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/x2dx0p/an_enthusiast_for_mens_dress_reform_walking_down/imk6o70/

Oceanic climate + particles from coal and wood burning + no global climate change (yet) etc. would mean it wasn't as warm as it is today.

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christianity

https://old.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/x2lsvr/did_something_recently_happen_to_make_christians/imk6nnw/

I can’t say with 100% certainty, but perhaps it’s because many American evangelicals lean politically right-wing/conservative, electric cars are probably seen as giving in to “the green climate change agenda,” and people nowadays mindlessly promote the brain dead memes and epithets of their political tribe.

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interestingasfuck

https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/x2ditc/reading_2022_aftermath/imk6mlt/

Not even just performers, I guarantee most of the attendees were the same way. Preaching climate change is killing the planet and then doing this.

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investmentclub

https://old.reddit.com/r/InvestmentClub/comments/x2k9cm/anyone_who_hates_the_us_financial_system_should/imk6m8j/

I am sure there are dozens of flawed premises in the book. Unfortunately, these types of authors prey in those who don't understand the global financial system and how monetary and fiscal policy work. Often they don't. The United States is in one of the best economic situations in the world for growth. Stability, finance, wealth, banking, corporations, demographics, and natural resources are all some of the best in the world. Add in the most able to adapt to climate change as well. Very simply, the US is the best of the worst. Look around at US competition and you will see how well positioned the US is. Also, communism isn't the issue. Fascism and Dictatorships are the concern of the future. The smart money often stays away from those countries. The more instability in the world, financial or economic, the stronger the dollar becomes. After looking up the author on Amazon, I would describe him as a brilliant moron. After reading the description of some of his publications it is difficult to fully understand what the publications are truly about. I am guessing this author makes extremely complex arguments with big words that are hard to very hard to fully understand and therefore even harder to disprove.

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whitepeopletwitter

https://old.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/x2hglc/imagine_if_that_was_a_pic_of_hillarys_office_with/imk6iqx/

What if I want them both in prison for completely arbitrary reasons related to both climate change and war crimes? Can we do that too?

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everythingscience

https://old.reddit.com/r/EverythingScience/comments/x2f6hf/scientists_wonder_if_earth_once_harbored_a/imk6i2s/

It’s fine. Geologist opinions haven’t been listened to for decades unless it’s regarding commodities 🤣. Look at climate change for instance: We literally have on-hands experience making observations about the earths history in the rock record. We see life coming, life going, our planet evolving physically and chemically; we have an understanding how our planet is impacted and can change based on chemical and physical inputs….things climate scientists are reporting about now from soil desiccation, to lose of top cover from fires and floods, to ice sheets melting…..the rock record is just a manifestation of the final outcome of all those events taking place. We see gigantic ripple marks from the missoula flood event; the k-t boundary full of iridium; we see huge sequences of ash layers from volcanoes and wildfires….the thing people don’t realize is that the rock record just records the worst, usually. A lot of interstitial events take place that aren’t recorded due to erosion. For generations we have been screaming about climate change, but it goes under the radar. So a lot of us don’t mind because the rock record confirms one thing we all know: the earth survives and moves on. It doesn’t need species, we’re all a by-product of biological responses from organisms finding a way to utilize the planets ingredients to live. From the Calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium (and all the other elements) in our soils being taken up by our photosynthesizing plants that are eaten by us and our domesticated sources of protein which we then kill and consume to obtain the nutrients they ate via our metabolic process that do what ever witchcraft they do to disseminate elemental nutrients….it’s all just recycled space dust that takes on different forms. Pretty groovy imo, but also why I don’t care if people don’t listen. We’ll all just be recycled, reabsorbed and continue to be apart of this weird ass universe. Someone should figure out consciousness though. This shits wild. Edit: but thanks for the compliment u/theonceandfutureming !

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askreddit

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x2lcfb/youre_an_infamous_fugitive_whos_just_featured_on/imk6e7x/

1. Keep as low of a profile as possible. Stay with friends if I have some but regularly change places. The latter is crucial to evade arrest. 2. Wait for the right moment when I'm no longer a big topic in the news, then take the chance and sneak across the border to Mexico. I'll either have to walk like an illegal immigrant or if I'm lucky someone can help me get across the border by car. If I go by car, I shouldn't hide because if I get found by a border patrol officer, this will definitely raise suspicions (why is this guy lying in the trunk?!). Dressing up a bit may help, maybe a pair of sunglasses, growing a beard or shaving etc. 3. Once I'm in Mexico, I'll keep on going and travel further south, perhaps to Peru or Bolivia. These are places where US agents won't find me easily and I can rest for a year or two. 4. I'll use my time in South America to work and earn some money. 5. I then use this money to pay some guy to take me overseas illegally (without me having to show my passport etc.). I'm sure there are some large cargo ships with a small crew where the captain is willing to take along some shady dude for a good bribe. 6. My destination depends on where I'll want to go. I'll have several choices. Personally, I would probably emigrate to Vietnam or Cambodia. Neither of these two countries have an extradition treaty with the US and so they refuse to extradite any US citizens. But I could also go to China, Russia, the Balkans or several African countries. Most of the African countries on this list are very poor though and traveling to the Balkans will be very dangerous because I might get caught if the ship first makes a stop in the UK, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy or Greece. I wouldn't want to live in China or Russia. So, Vietnam or Cambodia seem like good places to live out my life. Nice climate, cute girls, good food, what else do you need.

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bibleconspiracy

https://old.reddit.com/r/Bibleconspiracy/comments/x2djmn/christian_are_being_decieved_by_climate_change/imk6cst/

Yep God's wrath will make climate change look like a joke

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neoliberal

https://old.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/x26rw7/discussion_thread/imk69oo/

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/08/ebike-electric-bikes-climate-change-exercise/671305/ > Perhaps my e-bike ambivalence comes in part from the bike’s strange social status. An e-bike isn’t cheap—the least expensive ones are about $1,000, and they go up to $5,000 or more. But the symbolic value one receives in exchange is minimal. Spending five large on a conventional bike would get you a status symbol—you’d come off as a cyclist for sure. For that matter, spending that dough on a Vespa would infuse you with an Aperol-tinged Italianate cool. You’d want to be seen arriving on your moped. But I don’t want anybody seeing me on my e-bike. It’s just kind of embarrassing. > Vehicles have symbolic value, like it or not. Cars denote freedom; commuter bikes imply, for better or worse, jerkitude or tweeness; motorcycles are cool; e-scooters are for douchebros. But e-bikes bear no clear character. They fall between the cracks. Even when I willingly tell people, “Oh, I got an e-bike,” I’m not sure if I’m bragging or revealing shame. “Mmm, wow,” they respond, before changing the subject to something more interesting, such as the weather. please god just ride the bike

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collapse

https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/x2l3i3/pakistan_floods_disaster_to_cost_more_than_10bn/imk68nw/

The following submission statement was provided by /u/radiomatrix: --- SS: Pakistan's planning minister has said that the recent climate change induced floods have caused at least 10 billion dollars of damage. It was a monsoon on steroids. These floods have submerged a third of pakistan. --- Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/x2l3i3/pakistan_floods_disaster_to_cost_more_than_10bn/imk1bsl/

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genusa

https://old.reddit.com/r/GenUsa/comments/x2l9mt/thoughts_on_climate_change/imk64z2/

Climate changes naturally, but this climate change isn't natural so precedent doesn't apply

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newzealand

https://old.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/x28xci/long_rant_pessimistic_asf_and_feel_like_were/imk64c8/

Yeah, I've been at this internet game for a while, grew up with it first becoming popular (MSN messenger/IRC, alta-vista and dial up) and having been a part of it through all of it's public stages (late 90's onwards)... the one thing I can say is, taking a break, and opting out of parts of it is great for your mental health. * I almost never check news sites/pages anymore. * Curate your social media following for a reduced pressense and more positive things. * I pretty much only use Instagram following just my friends (and a few harmless channels like cooking tips) It's usually just interesting pictures and videos, no funnelling into stupid bullshit and politics * I, obviously, use reddit. But I made an effort to purge all of the rage bait/toxic subs from my feed. Reddit is where I get most of my news now, which is how I know what's going on in NZ other than what friends and family say, but also look at it with a critical eye, even if it's saying something you want to believe/agree with. * Don't get sucked into debates with contrarian people. I cut my teeth on creationists and anti climate change people in the early 2ks. These days it's anti-vax, anti-"sjw", and proto-facists. You have to learn that arguing with those people is pointless and only damages your mental health more than changes their mind. * Online political discussion is full of miss-information and propaganda. It's not a healthy way to talk about it. Obviously some of it bleeds into RL, but talking about it RL with actual people is a much better way to discuss things and gauge what people really think. You'll also find people are more willing to listen and have their opinion challenged IRL... and if not they're probably not worth talking to about it.

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ontario

https://old.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/x2j4gp/covid19_mandatory_isolation_has_ended/imk643r/

Climate change haha. Do you know where Canada rates on climate change? Let’s tax us more, raise the cost of everything, meanwhile we’re one of the lowest countries polluting. Nothing will come of it, unless other countries follow suit. Which they also haven’t. It’s a pipe dream.

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news

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/x2cszk/us_life_expectancy_down_for_secondstraight_year/imk6404/

What do you do about climate change, when the voters who keep you in office say "Let it burn"? The problem is the people, which is why I am not optimistic about a solution.

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aboringdystopia

https://old.reddit.com/r/ABoringDystopia/comments/x2gnca/to_all_the_doomers_out_there_dont_give_up/imk605v/

We are in facts at a crossroads; as the conditions of capitalism keep worsening, revolutionary sentiment will keep growing. This will lead to further polarisation. This presents two options; fascism and a left wing solution. It will certainly not keep still. Currently the fascist solution is more appealing to the population. Yet the left wing must continue, as is, but especially because smaller groups were able to win over larger groups before. My ideology shapes my life, I cant just sit in one spot and, sit still and shut up . Dont know if thats your plan for your life, but it isnt mine. I dont feel better when i completely dissociate from the issue. In the most pessimistic of scenarios, leftist* (typo) organising has the function to ensure that communities can more easily manage the effects of climate change. This is a primary role overall, a government independent social safety net, and learning to adapt and resist via general increased independence building, a system within a system, even if the crown system isn't successfully abolished, or the new implementation isnt a major success otherwise.

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memes

https://old.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/x2df38/age_restricted_lock/imk5xvp/

As long as he says climate change bad. He can treat women how he wants.

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conspiracy_commons

https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/x2dui2/ever_notice_that_when_its_hot_a_few_days_in_july/imk5xj4/

lol...so you aren't smart enough to figure out why they have changed it. Hurry up and go put on your mask snowflake. BTW...if you are so certain "global warming" is caused by humanity then why are you on Reddit? You accessed the site from a fossil fuel product produced in a fossil fuel consuming plant. If you think you're the cause then you shouldn't even be on here. Or are you just another "climate change" hypocrite who continues to bitch about a made up narrative designed to control you while you use your fossil fuel derivative products on a daily basis? lol...the cognitive dissonance in "climate change" snowflakes is next level

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funnyanimals

https://old.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/x2aoga/jump_michael_jump/imk5tjg/

I want to make sure you understand that the ice sheet is always changing. It’s not a monolith it’s creating new ice and breaking off all the time from prehistory to today. The rate that it’s adding has slowed and the rate that it melts/breaks has increased due to climate change but it’s not all attributed to climate change.

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unitedkingdom

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/x27ogn/support_for_welsh_independence_is_growing_people/imk5t74/

As discussed, Wales supplies a huge portion of water to England, and with droughts a more common occurrence as we move forward year to year, it will be less costly for England to negotiate terms with Wales for access to that water than it would be to invest in costly desalination plants that would hinder their goals regarding climate change. It isn't just water, Wales being given access to a shared market with England would allow England access to the Welsh Market. In addition, if Wales were to not have favourable terms in independence it is likely they would request to adopt the Euro as their currency, which would damage the Pound. Free movement between the countries would benefit English tourists and families with members across the border, there are many reasons for England to negotiate favourable terms for both England and Wales.

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interestingasfuck

https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/x2ditc/reading_2022_aftermath/imk5ryq/

Climate change isn’t caused by leaving trash on the ground.

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self

https://old.reddit.com/r/self/comments/x1wab3/anyone_else_getting_really_depressed_at_the/imk5qqd/

>Anyone else getting really depressed at the current state of the planet and the people on it? Of course, you would have to be either an idiot or completely ignorant of the facts of what's happening with the planet. I'm always telling people that "...no one will believe it until they go to the grocery store and there's no food available..." . That day is coming; perhaps not today or tomorrow - but many are now saying by the end of the century, as Climate Change is accelerating (see the new book [https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/](https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/) on it...pretty horrifying). Of course, you have to ask yourself what control you as an individual can do about it - which is little. We can band together to establish a carbon tax or other, however most humans (including those on the other side of the planet we have no control over), being the way they are, won't do anything until we're well off the rails; and by then it's too late. Other generations have had to face wars, crop failures, disease and other human-created catastrophes...but this one will likely pass all of those by. I'm 60, and am always telling my wife: "...be glad you are the age you are..." as we got to see some good stuff, etc. Oh well... =)

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bottown2

https://old.reddit.com/r/BotTown2/comments/r5vebl/still_counting/imk5p7q/

Bernie considers global warming the most valuable change to national security. He opposed the establishment of the Dakota Access Pipeline on the grounds that it will have a noteworthy result on the climate. ___ Bernie Bot -Bernie_Bot_00

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canada

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/x1slaa/ucp_leadership_hopeful_danielle_smiths_climate/imk5hew/

It's not even a plan, it's a natural progression for society. Notice how we don't live in tribal villages anymore. Of course climate change will be catastrophic, it already is, doesn't mean combatting it will require descent into dictatorship.

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ontariotheprovince

https://old.reddit.com/r/OntarioTheProvince/comments/x2llsm/ontario_junior_b_hockey_player_dies_during/imk5gkh/

Wonder if it was far right white supremacy or climate change?

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technology

https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/x2h4vy/toyota_triples_planned_investment_to_38_billion/imk5ev0/

I mean, the other option is to buy an EV from a company that hasn't been against Climate Change like Hyundai, Ford, and Tesla. (GM was also lobbying against Climate Change laws...)

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funnyanimals

https://old.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/x2aoga/jump_michael_jump/imk5cdb/

Even outside of climate change, the ice sheets are always in motion and changing during the winter it adds mass and in summer it breaks off and floats. Completely natural.

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conspiracy_commons

https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/x2dui2/ever_notice_that_when_its_hot_a_few_days_in_july/imk59ug/

They only changed it to climate change because morons kept pointing at every cold day or snowstorm in their local area and saying "hur dur what global warming". Climate change is caused by global warming, it's still happening, it's still caused by humanity.

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worldnews

https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/x2f0v0/pakistans_deadly_floods_have_created_a_massive/imk54bq/

A good way to frame climate change for people is that 1 in 1000 year storms become 1 in 100 years or even 1 in 50.

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canada

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/x1slaa/ucp_leadership_hopeful_danielle_smiths_climate/imk532i/

Then the doom of climate change is not real? I am only speculating that if the problems we face are catastrophic then the response will be as well. I am not concerned for me as I don’t think we are quite there yet. One world government is not a conspiracy but a well known plan.

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dankmemes

https://old.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/x29hnz/it_hurts_to_see/imk52sh/

The negative effects of climate change haven’t been a thesis for many decades. A “theory” is a generally accepted fact such as but not limited to “the theory of gravity.” A thesis is the written claim that precedes something becoming a theory. The vast majority of climate scientists agree that it will be disastrous for humanity in the future. On occasion though the detail are up for debate. This is either a misunderstanding of the word our you are just changing the state of reality again. Given that possibility in combination with the reading tolerance you have I see no reason to bother with you anymore. There is nothing to gain, and Imdont value the “win” or “last word” so many commenters on Reddit seem addicted to.

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ukpolitics

https://old.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/x29dnf/hull_trawler_boss_our_pleas_for_survival_falling/imk4uxh/

The government subsidies farming now because historic protectionism allowed land owners to become very powerful. The entire rural community is dependent on it. https://ahdb.org.uk/eu-and-uk-import-tariff-rates-for-selected-cereals-and-oilseeds-and-derived-products If you look at this site it will show you that alongside subsidies we also have to add quotas to many imports to also make them more expensive. If we operated with a free market there are very few foods the UK could produce competitively. Most farming in the UK is a political choice and if the lowest prices are the goal we would have no barriers to trade. People grow crops based on what will grow. Climate change will force many changes and obviously this is a long term problem but it's not exactly complicated to understand that farmers experiencing drought will grow plants with lower water needs and vice versa. The point is that globally food production will not change as drastically as it will for individual countries which is why trading is so important. Everyone should be producing what they have an advantage in not trying to meet all their own needs. As for the tunnel my arguement is that it exists. It's expensive but if trading for food and improving the security to do so is the goal it's entirely possible to avoid busy shipping lanes and congested ports. The 10 biggest food exporters to the UK with a value of about 30 billion all come from the EU other than America who is only responsible for 1.3 billion in food exports. We don't need to bring food half way around the world like you are suggesting. As for the tunnel not being able to accommodate that increase in food it already could without expansion. It already accounts for about 1/4 of UK imports and exports https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161114005511/en/Groupe-Eurotunnel-the-Channel-Tunnel-is-a-%C2%A391.4Bn-Trade-Link-for-the-UK-Economy So if we also take into account my earlier point that food isn't even in the top 10 imports for the UK it's entirely possible to substitute some of the existing freight be that cars, machinery or passengers in order to import more food. Food trading capacity isn't the problem your imagining it to be if anything the infrastructure to process the increase would be the biggest hurdle.

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damnthatsinteresting

https://old.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/x2ku9t/oc_found_this_interesting_rainbow_clouds_today/imk4us5/

Probably safe to just blame climate change

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lsd

https://old.reddit.com/r/LSD/comments/x2ejhp/is_the_present_already_influenced_by_the_future/imk4tbb/

Imo Its a hypothetical future that influences us. Ie when you're a kid what do you want to be when you're older? That thought of the future influences your decision. Think about certain scifi films and series with the technology they create, influences people to try and create that scifi object, or theorise about it and try create similar tech. Or even cerain predictions on certain things, like someone mentioned climate change, we can estimate the damage, the loss, when, how and why. And having this knowledge tell how we need to proceed and navigate. Like whether predictions too. But otherwise in that other sense, time, from our knowledge as far as we can comprehend is linear going forwards.

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changemyview

https://old.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/x2jvtt/cmv_i_am_a_sexist/imk4sk4/

Yes smartness, skill is everything. I’m more ambiguous to what smart is though, so I’m not sure what smart is, which makes me unsure if I’m smart, so I try to be smart, and that’s all I’ll believe for now. I want to be, emotions lead to blind mistakes, or have in my life, when others have been emotional. I should, meaningless feelings are meaningless. I am detached, but I would choose not to be if I could. Yes, intelligence is probably my most valued, sought after trait in myself. Wow, you did research, a little odd to see my own posts brought up, I’ll be honest haha. Yeah, I’d like to think by being aware of that thing, that I do not succumb to it, so I would exclude myself, in more situations than the rest, from being prone to it. I haven’t, I need, or should read more. I think to some extent yeah, I hope so. The masses often to seem that way to me. Yes, intelligence is central. Alright. Yeah, doing better is what makes you good, for the most part, imo. I see, that makes sense. Yeah, there are so many people, significance gets washed away by the massive population and ensuing competitive climate. I’d like to think I can become the best, because if I can’t, then what’s the point. I’ll admit, I may be a narcissist. I feel like I need to be the best to have value. Otherwise it wouldn’t matter if I was dead or not, someone else would replace me. Or I suppose it would be like recycling, I’m supposed to do it, but whether I in specific do it, doesn’t change anything really. So staying alive wouldn’t change anything, unless I could actually change something. I could also just delude myself and put a block in-between the emotional response and the intellectual response, even if I know I’m delusional, I’ll keep the emotions and the thought patterns that come with the delusions by not integrating my awareness into habit, and keep believing I’m something to cope. I see, what a hard life.

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collapsesupport

https://old.reddit.com/r/CollapseSupport/comments/x1uevt/how_realistic_are_the_predictions_on_rcollapse/imk4qe3/

The biggest chance for human extinction in the next 50 years is nuclear war. Nothing else is close. Then maybe catastrophic bio-war. If the world escapes those two, then the excellent writer John Michael Greer thinks for general economic and climate change reasons, there will be a slow decline for 200 to 300 years, followed by a Dark Ages.

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futurology

https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/x22rvy/us_to_see_renewable_energy_boom_in_wake_of/imk4n1i/

I believe that after this bill, we're either close to, or doubling the expenditure of China. I found this after a, admittedly, quick google search. Before we were at a little above 100B, this new bill is almost quadruple. [https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-top-10-countries-by-energy-transition-investment/](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-top-10-countries-by-energy-transition-investment/) Look, my problem is bringing up military spending is a distraction. The real problem, IMO, is that we have an entire political party in this country that hardly, if at all, believes that climate change is a problem. I guarantee, that if the US military spending went to zero tomorrow, it would end up going elsewhere. Never let anyone tell you we don't spend money on climate change because we lack the funds or because we put too much into the military. The US is rich enough to afford it's military AND properly fund climate initiatives. Its a political problem, not a money one.

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askaliberal

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskALiberal/comments/x2k30m/california_is_telling_its_citizens_to_keep_their/imk4mog/

I expect to hear a lot more stories like this as we deal with climate change and infrastructure issues. The story has the standard right wing nonsense in it but I do wonder if we’ve hit peak right wing California freak out at this point. I don’t know that they run this stuff thinking it really helps with swing voters. Seems more like stuff they right because the base wants it.

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collapsesupport

https://old.reddit.com/r/CollapseSupport/comments/x2285e/some_stupid_questions_from_my_brain/imk4kzw/

Regarding heat waves, you may want to move to a place that has less of them. I mean, right now it seems every single region on Earth is burning, but some places *will* remain cooler overall. Also, there are ways of dealing with heat waves without air conditioning. Nowadays we feel it's worse because we built our cities, homes and way of life around a stable climate and cheap energy; so we discarded ancient time- or space-consuming techniques, because we could balance them with an increased energy use... We'll just have to "rediscover" the virtues of thick stone walls, narrow streets, [urban planning that takes the course of the sun into account](https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/03/solar-oriented-cities-1-the-solar-envelope.html), more vegetation and less concrete, and not stuffing our homes with huge screens and electronic devices that produce as much heat as a fireplace :P Regarding IT and electronic music, you'd be surprised how much can be done with how few power. Audio beats visuals in that regard, since it can work with few to no screens and few electronics (it all depends on the level of modernity you aim for). Same for computers and the Internet; I think we'll keep using them way longer than you'd think today. We need them so badly that I'm pretty sure we'll find ways of downgrading them without losing their functionality. Lots of compromises to make and room for change before we really can't afford using them anymore.

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askreddit

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x2fj3g/whats_a_controversial_topic_no_one_wants_to/imk4kjv/

I know, it's so weird. The weirdest part is that a lot of them seem to think they're actually being super progressive when they make statements like this, but in reality they're making a blatant case for eugenics, not that dissimilar to the one nazis tried to make, they just don't mention race and think that that then makes it ok somehow. Like the movie "Idiocracy" that so many people worship and talk at length about how "prophetic" it was. While in reality it was really just a thinly veiled propaganda for eugenics, disguised behind some vaguely anti-capitalist critique of society. Edit: Just to be perfectly clear: eugenics is HORRIBLE and absolutely NEVER justified to even discuss and using leftist talking points to justify those kinds of ideas (like climate change, social inequality, patriarchy etc.) is just even more disgusting.

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unpopularopinion

https://old.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/x2csxx/there_is_nothing_beautiful_about_environments/imk4k0d/

Our impact on the biosphere and wildlife is enormous. The scale of destruction, pollution, habitat loss, climate change, extinction.

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interestingasfuck

https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/x2ditc/reading_2022_aftermath/imk4ive/

In all fairness Reading is very much known as a young person's festival. It typically falls on GCSE results day or thereabouts so you get a lot of young people. I was recently at Green Man, which for reasons mostly related to travel, is way more middle aged than most festivals, and it wasn't nearly as bad as this. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason Reading is so fucked up is because a lot of young people can't be bothered to travel home with their tents and shit, and those same young people are the people statistically most likely to be concerned about climate change and the environment.

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ontario

https://old.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/x2j4gp/covid19_mandatory_isolation_has_ended/imk4fch/

> Why bring climate change into this? It's actually really instructive to compare the two, because COVID was a big problem that was within our grasp to somewhat manage and climate change is a big problem that's outside our grasp to somewhat manage. COVID was a stress test to see how we'd collectively respond to bigger problems and we failed, miserably.

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196

https://old.reddit.com/r/196/comments/x2bj9i/leonardos_one_rule/imk4a4n/

Yes. Everybody knows that women under 40 literally do not have any opinions on anything, ever. Not if they're the prime minister of a Nordic country, not if they're a global icon in the fight against climate change, not if they're a Nobel peace prize winner, not if they are a batshit insane parliamentarian representing Colorado. They just don't have opinions at all.

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mattwalsh

https://old.reddit.com/r/MattWalsh/comments/x26nec/meaning_of_get_your_kids_out_of_american_public/imk48ji/

Oh but you weren't the one directly attacking me, don't worry. It's the guy who said that the issues with the schools is that they "push leftist agendas like LGBT" and teach stuff about climate change which they for some reason shouldn't, etc... I dismissed it because those are the classic conservative talking points, which I'm tired of as they're always the same thing over and over again. I meant the actual issues of US schools (if there are), like , I don't know , the things they learn are too basic, or the organization is bad, all sorts of actual issues . It's rather conservatives who wish what to believe. I say it because they all repeat the same arguments, as if someone or a group started to spread the arguments, and people would just take it for word. Like I've noticed that many people deny the fact that gender is a neurochemical phenomenon and not a social construct , something pushed by many conservatives figures like Matt Walsh . That's just an example of how those people don't even seem to think about the argument and just parrot it around. I know not all conservatives are like that, but a decent amount sure are.

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ukpolitics

https://old.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/x2czue/i_know_owen_i_like_owen_im_sorry_owen_im_not/imk46c2/

Sounds very small fish you're frying there, given that the alternative will lead to a lot of deaths, wholesale reductions of the rights of the people in the UK, and failures across the board on important action on everything from climate change to trade deals. Anyone is electable if the people vote for them. Boris Johnson got elected for god's sake.

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futurology

https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/x250xq/greenland_may_have_already_committed_us_to_almost/imk3y72/

If we nuke all their glaciers hard enough, there won't be any ice left to fall into the ocean. What could go wrong? ​ Besides, there's the possibility of nuclear winter offsetting climate change!

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askachristian

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskAChristian/comments/x2dh2q/is_it_wrong_for_a_christian_to_become_an_airline/imk3xnx/

Evidence that god controls the climate and that humans aren’t wrecking it. Everyone knows about cyclical climate change over the billions of years the earth has been here. That’s not the climate change we are talking about and you know it.

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thatsinsane

https://old.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/x2adrt/these_two_lake_jackson_pd_cops_just_walked_their/imk3wz5/

Hahhaa bro I am not a cop. I can promise you that. Shit what do I gota do to prove it just tell me and il show you. I am also from Canada so that might be why. My name is more towards the WEF and their agenda of a new world order and the shit that their doing to our countries without a vote from any of us people. Justice for all in my mind is to get the WEF the fuck out of politics and stop giving these people "fighting climate change " 1500 God damned jets to fly in and out of conferences like Davos in this past may. I can see how it would look though from an outside perspective. It's also against the intelligence communities that have certain powers at play and use them against unknowing civilians. I gave over 76 charges and 32 convictions (here come the bad ass jokes when I'm admitting I was not a Good person) i stole from garages and sheds, cars, trucks, I was a dealer for many years. Raided three separate times over 6 years. Once was my parents home when I was young. I don't even know why I'm telling you this. I have nothing to even prove to you, but I can tell you now I did 15 days for dboard in the hole, 23 and half a day 4 separate times and after each time I was was placed upstairs in placement with a cell mate and my canteen back only to get in shit and go right back down to solitary. All in all I did 6 months total of 23 and a half lockdown half upstairs with canteen and cellie and half solitary.

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mademesmile

https://old.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/x2al25/oc_i_needed_to_see_this_today_were_raising_dragon/imk3vzk/

You don’t have a choice of being alive? That’s objectively false and emblematic of the entire disconnect. Your side won’t deny/cut short their own existence in the face of climate change, yet encourage the denial of existence to others. My view is that actively advancing the extinction of mankind is not only shortsighted and pessimistic, it’s unlikely to produce any meaningful change and could have the opposite effect if a child with the solution to our problems is never even born.

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houston

https://old.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/x2jfq9/residents_argued_against_txdots_85b_plan_to_widen/imk3sl6/

Paywalled, but here is the bulk of the article: (edit: editing as I can the extraneous stuff, hang on...) (edit2: I think I did ok? Also reformatted with paragraphs. Done.) >The Texas Transportation Commission, after listening to some 80 speakers, approved — without comment — its 10-year Unified Transportation Plan, plotting funding for some of the state’s largest projects, including the $9.7 billion-plus widening of Interstate 45 from downtown Houston north to Beltway 8. Citing months of staff work developing the plan, commission Chairman Bruce Bugg called it a “remarkable day.” >Some opponents were shocked by the quick approval after dozens of people spoke for and against highway expansion. “Before the last speaker in opposition had even reached their seat, the three present commissioners voted unanimously to approve the 2023 UTP as-is,” officials with Stop TxDOT I-45, an advocacy group opposed to the I-45 widening project, said in a social media post. >The plan outlines what TxDOT prepares to build in the next decade. Updated annually, it guides which projects are priorities and how much the agency plans to spend on various maintenance, aviation, freeway and bridge projects. The $85 billion planned by the state, when local funds are considered, represents a $117 billion list of projects, that while not guaranteed to happen — officials still must agree to spend the money as construction nears and projects can be delayed or canceled — are the bulk of where Texas drivers will see orange barrels. Motorists will see many of them sooner rather than later, with TxDOT approving a record $1.48 billion in projects as part of this month’s construction awards. That beat last month, which totaled $1.35 billion. For fiscal 2022, which ends Sept. 30, the total spending is a record $10.63 billion, $1.4 billion more than the previous record set in 2019. ”We have just knocked the cover off the ball,” Bugg said of the last five years of highway spending. >The vast majority of spending in the 10-year plan, more than 96 percent, goes toward highways, something that increasingly has drawn alarm from critics in the major metro areas and those seeking more investment in combating climate change. “Continuing to chase congestion will only exacerbate the climate crisis,” said Harrison Humphreys, climate program manager for Air Alliance Houston. >Opponents of the I-45 project on Tuesday traveled by bus to Austin for a protest outside TxDOT headquarters and unfurled a long banner saying “Do Not Pave Over Us,” in the meeting room. “More lanes will not increase safety on our roadways,” said Zach Hamburg, a member of the Stop TxDOT I-45 group. “More lanes will not improve air quality. More lanes will not right racist policies of the past or create vibrant neighborhoods that attract people to our cities.” >The planned rebuild of Interstate 45 in Houston drew the largest number of comments, 382 of the 1,685 TxDOT received through a month-long public comment period. Of those, TxDOT said 299 were supportive of the project while 66 were opposed. Fifteen advocated support with design changes and two comments were neither positive or negative. >Critics of the opposition say it is vocal but does not speak for many of the people in Third Ward, Fifth Ward, Near Northside and other affected communities. Algenita Scott Davis, government affairs manager for Central Houston, which represents the downtown business district, said TxDOT has worked with communities to address concerns, to historic lengths. Drainage will be improved, not worsened, by the project, Davis said. “What is going on now is not what TxDOT has done in the past,” Davis said, noting the harm freeways previously caused in some downtown Houston neighborhoods. “It is inclusive... It is responding to what is going on. Keep funding, keep responding and keep listening the ways you have been doing.” >Despite the back and forth from project opponents and supporters, some remain hopeful changes can be made to bridge some of that divide. That requires TxDOT to do even more work to address concerns, some said. “The choice we want is to work together,” said Susan Graham, an organizer of Stop TxDOT I-45, reading from a letter submitted by Houston District H Council Member Karla Cisneros.

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polandball

https://old.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/x2cr3z/australian_cuisine/imk3q88/

Canada has spent most of its life trying _not_ to be the UK and now the US. The UK has spent most of the past 120 years trying _to_ be Australia - which is why our disgraced former politicians tend to wind up there. Australia has spent the last 120 years at the beach. With climate change, I give the UK best odds at success.

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socialdemocracy

https://old.reddit.com/r/SocialDemocracy/comments/x2fm68/gunnar_adlerkarlsson_of_the_swedish_social/imk3omd/

I dont have any problem with voting toward a more nordic model (pre 1980) like system, I am not opposed to voting and reform, instead i support it. I do however have a huge issue with putting all of ones hopes into that kind of, in effect, minimal reform. This reform doesnt address most major causes of climate change, nor does it even have much impact in terms of alleviating suffering outside of the small domestic population. It overall leaves all but a small portion of the suffering caused by capitalism unaddressed, out of sight, and out of mind, limiting itself to the most self interested aspects of domestic policy. No addressing of the artificial demand fast fashion textile industry, or any of the other environmental externalities that stem from capitalism's inherent features; of reliance on eternal growth (on a finite planet) and overconsumption, of reliance of having a source of slave labour _somewhere_ , if not in the west, then offshored and outsourced to poorer countries. None of that will be solved by a mixed model that keeps capitalism alive and strong. All that happened when worker rights were won by western workers (now in erosion), was that the oppression relocated internationally into poor countries. From there slave labour feeds our economies, and the industries they work for, cause astronomical environmental damage, for profit. What Social Democracy does do, _if_ its values are adhered to, is provide people with a bit more opportunity to organise, to develop their thoughts and learn, opportunity to take care of their families and thus prevent needless social issues rooted in that dysfunction, and to slow down the decay into fascism domestically. This video might illustrate what i mean; https://youtu.be/f6aTCjiA4m8 "I dont feel the need to go beyond the nordic model" is a statement rooted in an illusion, in pinhole vision, selective reasoning, and essentially cherrypicking. The nordic model truly can only exist during stability, and isnt a viable solution, especially in light of the climate crisis. Relying on exclusively on corporations and states when grotesque disaster hits, instead of also integrating community networks of mutual aid, offers no true resilient social safety mechanism, its putting ones hopes in a miracle. Barely the appearence of neoliberalism was enough for the erosion of various social mixed systems, far from the sequence of neverending disasters and mass displacements like we are set for during the climate crisis. I have already written the majority of an effortpost exploring this topic and POV, hopefully ill post it soon, to explain more succinctly, systematically and elaborately, what i mean here and why. Im putting a lot of effort into it rn. >violations of civil liberties ah yes, the antirevolutionary argument. Ill link that too since its popping up yet again. Edit: here, the part in italic; https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialDemocracy/comments/vs0qxu/us_feel_like_socialdems_are_just_flooded_by/if0y237/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3 the preceding comments are also highly relevant

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veganlobby

https://old.reddit.com/r/VeganLobby/comments/x2lj45/activists_oppose_octopus_farms_deeperbluecom/imk3o72/

[Read the article in English.](https://www.deeperblue.com/activists-oppose-octopus-farms/) [](https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.deeperblue.com/activists-oppose-octopus-farms/) **Automated summary:** > A coalition of 97 animal welfare organizations and scientists is opposing the establishment of farms meant to raise octopus and other cephalopods for food. >“Government policy must focus on shifting to a global, plant-based food system in an attempt to tackle the dire climate change emergency we are currently facing worldwide. >Banning these types of farms now, will allow countries to develop in complete alignment with the 2030 SDG commitments moving forward.” >He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. >Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference. > **More:** * [Bay Bridge March Marks World Day for the End of Speciesism | Indybay](/r/VeganLobby/comments/x0div9/bay_bridge_march_marks_world_day_for_the_end_of/) * [Farm leaders vow to overcome vegan dairy shutdown | Farmers Weekly](/r/VeganLobby/comments/wxtrd3/farm_leaders_vow_to_overcome_vegan_dairy_shutdown/) * [World Day for the End of Speciesism: PETA ‘Animals’ Feast on ‘Human Flesh’ | PETA UK](/r/VeganLobby/comments/wz6gtl/world_day_for_the_end_of_speciesism_peta_animals/)

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2qorf

anarcho_capitalism

https://old.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capitalism/comments/x2d5r5/why_am_i_on_the_hook_for_your_decisions/imk3i22/

Climate change alarmism is a worse problem than climate change, look at the world around you, so many entrepreneurs and companies make efforts to lower their carbon burden for profit based reason, it’s utter bullshit to say capitalists are unwilling to address it” your argument is disingenuous

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boulder

https://old.reddit.com/r/boulder/comments/x2j0k6/as_colorados_air_quality_declines_state_continues/imk3g57/

based on Ethiopias largest model: 460 geothermal plants can power the entire US. However after it’s built, no one would ‘profit’ because it’s a one and done deal. 100 trillion in stranded assets if climate change is addressed. Monetary market system is obsolete

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conspiracy_commons

https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/x2dui2/ever_notice_that_when_its_hot_a_few_days_in_july/imk3fw4/

Woah - calling me Al Gore. That's a good one! I've been put in my place. And thanks to your excellent point (and clever reframing of the argument) I'm now convinced that I've been wrong to accept the overwhelming scientific consensus about climate change and its relationship to GHG concentrations. I feel like a foolish sheep! If only I could have been more selective when looking at the data trends.

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ontario

https://old.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/x2j4gp/covid19_mandatory_isolation_has_ended/imk3c7t/

Therein lies the problem. Why should I not be paid to isolate if I can do all my work from my home office? I brought climate change into the argument as a matter of perspective. Why are we forcing people back to the office a la reigniting the behaviour of going to work while sick (because of Doug Fords ridiculous minimal sick days policy) but we won’t address an issue that is actively causing the cost of living to rise and quality of life to drift lower? I don’t live in a bubble wrapped world lol. Isolating for a virus is not that big of an ask. And it’s not out of the realm of reality - evidence of the last two years where literally not that much happened in regards to office bound productivity.

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unitedkingdom

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/x27ogn/support_for_welsh_independence_is_growing_people/imk3bnd/

I fully agree with you, I think that increased talk of Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish independence is a symptom of a decade of Tory rule that has prioritised the South of England time and time again. Unfortunately divide and conquer tactics are still employed by the current UK government, and this division has spread across the borders of the UK. But would I say that I'm peddling fantasies? No. Welsh industry and public services rely on a seemless access to England due to the fact that for hundreds of years the two have been untied, however that unity is now under stress. In the event that drastic measures were taken and independence was declared, the economy would need a drastic recalibration, hopefully as part of any independence agreement with England, Wales would be able to negotiate terms that allowed access to the market in the same way that EU countries have access to each others markets. As discussed, England relies massively on Welsh water and with climate change, this is only going to increase, this is a strong negotiating tool. If not, alternative trading partners would need to be identified and an application to the EU would be necessary. I fully agree with you, however I think that it's all a fantasy until it is a reality, but with the way things are currently going it seems inevitable to many that independence will be declared. If it does, the Welsh people and economy will suffer short term, but long term independance could potentially be better for us, though it's all hypothetical at this stage. Before any independence referendum is held, the Welsh government needs to conduct a huge amount of research to determine if it is possible for the country to grow as a result. If not, I don't believe any referendum would be successful anyway, but unlike Brexit I would want to see Wales conducting a logical and reasonable assessment without the political bias of the people hoping for their result.

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politics

https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/x2c5ae/biden_declares_emergency_over_mississippi_water/imk3b56/

The people angry that their taxes are supposedly paying to forgive some student loans for other people say that we should spend our taxes fixing their state which is underwater due to climate change which they say isn't real.

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victoriabc

https://old.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/comments/x0hhok/local_mechanic/imk39sn/

Technology is improving cars and making them more resilient to rust. Ontario and Quebec winters are also getting much less intense due to climate change. The average car in Canada lasts 13 years now.

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interestingasfuck

https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/x2ditc/reading_2022_aftermath/imk35tq/

There are a growing number of us in “that generation” that are taking climate change very seriously and are mobilizing in non-trivial ways. What you fail to see here by focusing on one generation is that the majority of humans across any cohort are not productive members of society at all. They are net-takers and are happy to leave a message behind. There a very small group of people (proportionally) that keep the world spinning. From custodian/garbage man to engineers/physicians - they are willing to put in the hard/dirty work to keep society going. Without that tiny minority, this festival wouldn’t be possible. And yeah, that hypocrisy is not limited to the younger generations. I’d bet boomers (or whoever else) are just as bad if you were to measure.