Climate change thread on the front page
We have a climate change thread on the front page which tends to degenerate into personal attacks. Maybe it's a topic that would be better suited to the Lounge?
It's this thread.
And these are the types of comments that show up:
"I can’t wait for your usual on-topic, detailed reasoning. Because there’s no way you just wanted to bring the discussion into the realm of naval-gazing bullshit so as to have some shot at participation, knowing next to nothing about the topic as you do, and being unwilling to read or learn and all. I know it couldn’t be that, given your sterling reputation."
"But I personally don’t care if you raise these questions — it’s just that it’s laughable in its childishness."
"Good thing you’re not in charge of anything."
"Why people continue to make such ignorant comments is beyond me."
"But it’s best to listen to Internet trolls when they tell you not to worry."
It's this thread.
And these are the types of comments that show up:
"I can’t wait for your usual on-topic, detailed reasoning. Because there’s no way you just wanted to bring the discussion into the realm of naval-gazing bullshit so as to have some shot at participation, knowing next to nothing about the topic as you do, and being unwilling to read or learn and all. I know it couldn’t be that, given your sterling reputation."
"But I personally don’t care if you raise these questions — it’s just that it’s laughable in its childishness."
"Good thing you’re not in charge of anything."
"Why people continue to make such ignorant comments is beyond me."
"But it’s best to listen to Internet trolls when they tell you not to worry."
Comments (24)
Thank the person for identifying themselves as someone not to engage with and move to on, the adult way. Tattle tailing, feigning grievance, these are a childs way.
The activist class tend to be unable, so what should be a serious and fulfilling thread tends to, as noted, descend into insults. Even when one is not disagreeing with the activist.
Right. I think we put all the other low brow discussions in the Lounge, and I thought that was an improvement. I think they just missed this one.
I also notice no engagement with the arguments. Rather the replies are cherry-picked for their sarcasm or frustration at having to debunk long-refuted claims over and over again, only to have them reappear.
I'm sure there are nothing but noble reasons for the hostility. I'm just asking @Jamal if we might put the Consequences of Climate Change thread in the Lounge.
It's this one.
I’m sure there’s nothing but noble reasons to cry about this either.
“He’s picking on me Jamal, move it to the lounge!”
How about: don’t like the thread? Don’t post in it and stop reading it. Simply mind your business. There’s an entire other boring page created by you on the subject.
Quoting DingoJones
Agreed. But considering this is someone who has LONG held a grudge against me, mostly for pointing how inane his posts are, it’s not a surprise. How he’s even still here given his thousands of Twitter-like quality posts is a wonder.
If my posts are considered “flaming,” I gladly apologize— if they also apologize for posting misinformation on an important topic.
You can't ever expect other people on the internet to agree with you. Sometimes i worry about climate change as well, but here's what I said in that thread as to why i'm not spending a lot of time thinking about it:
Quoting ProtagoranSocratist
or said in fewer words, there's basically nothing you can do about it as a normal individual
They don't produce the kind of crap threads we do. They don't have much in the way of denial. Their main problem is that every day they contend with people who are experiencing severe distress due to anxiety associated with global warming.
We aren't helping the world by creating crap threads full of personal attacks and insults. We're just making ourselves look foolish.
i think maybe you haven't a lot of [s]our[/s] their threads...but i don't know what you mean, so whatever.
Says the guy who consistently makes both the climate change thread, and others, crappy.
You have, countless times over the years, been called out on your posts regarding climate change. Yet you repeat the same lines over and over. About China and coal plants, for example. When confronted about this— with evidence — you ignore it and continue posting it anyway, then complain about how mean everyone is.
This thread, and this very post I’m responding to, is nothing but sanctimonious posturing. It’s also pure hypocrisy, given your track record.
You want to improve the climate change thread? Stop posting in it. Ditto for the forum generally, in my view.
Quoting Mikie
You have a stunning lack of self awareness.
The “low brow” doesnt come from forum categories or topic, it comes from the participants. Trolls need food, don’t feed them.
True. I was just asking if they could move that thread to the lounge.
It's in the feedback forum.
An Introduction to Philosophy - Isaiah Berlin & Bryan Magee (1977)
"You can't bite your own teeth.". --Alan Watts
But you sure can suck them!
Millions are dying, and billions are in the firing line. Some of us are a little exercised about this. Please try to be patient with us.
Yes, we already closed the Politics & Current Affairs category and moved the active discussions to the Lounge, so to be consistent we should do the same with the thread in question. I'll move it.