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Just ignore those who have no interest in learning anything. Pat them on the head and reassure them everything will be fine. It’s beneficial…It’s just...
September 16, 2023 at 16:33
I don’t take it that seriously. It’s awful, of course, that one party has turned fascist, but those of us who pay attention to politics or current aff...
September 16, 2023 at 03:27
Railworkers, UPS workers, actors/writers, and now autoworkers. An interesting and pertinent question raised by NY times columnist Peter Coy: This stri...
September 15, 2023 at 21:18
The stupidity of the anti-vax movement emerges yet again. Eventually we should prosecute these people for child endangerment— or at the very least not...
September 15, 2023 at 19:25
The politics comes first; the plutocrat-selected “philosophy” comes later. Make no mistake. It comes from the top and inevitably trickles down, until ...
September 15, 2023 at 14:35
:lol: :up: I like this one. Apropos of the recent level of participants in this thread: https://youtu.be/ncHhjUllA7s?si=8T9hynpM0csSHmXz “Some people ...
September 15, 2023 at 01:07
Let climate deniers be climate deniers. The religion belongs to them. The analysis is easy, and requires nothing but conspiracies and cheap skepticism...
September 15, 2023 at 00:55
Exactly— forget the evidence, and forget understanding the science. Just apply said analysis and presto— sit back and feel good about yourself. I myse...
September 14, 2023 at 23:12
No no no, reading a thermometer is a narrative. This analysis holds up. Life has evolved over billions of years. Evolution isn’t a fact— it’s an offic...
September 14, 2023 at 21:46
Inside Exxon’s Strategy to Downplay Climate Change Internal documents show what the oil giant said publicly was very different from how it approached ...
September 14, 2023 at 14:16
The AP and Reuters are pretty neutral.
September 14, 2023 at 10:16
How you got this from what I said is bizarre. No kidding. That’s what I have and will continue to do. What I won’t do is resign myself to doing nothin...
September 14, 2023 at 10:13
Always fun to watch people degenerate into spewing nonsense with even the slightest questioning. Oh well.
September 14, 2023 at 04:11
What? It’s not “my” science. The evidence is there for all to see. Gotta try hard not to understand it, in fact. It’s not a narrative. It’s scientific...
September 14, 2023 at 04:06
What “official climate crisis narrative”? The rising of global temperature is due to burning fossil fuels, deforestation and agricultural practices. T...
September 14, 2023 at 03:49
Central theory of sustainability? What are you referring to? I’ve read Marcuse— I guess I missed this. But in any case, seems far fetched. Who cares? ...
September 14, 2023 at 02:44
Marcuse was into sustainability? Cool. Still not seeing the point.
September 14, 2023 at 01:12
I assume you'll say Paul Hawken or something like that, and then point out that he's a capitalist, etc. etc. I'd point to people like Bill McKibben, R...
September 14, 2023 at 00:31
Your addressing the actual questions were more reasonable than I'd expect, and this part especially. I happen to agree. Why then do you always seem to...
September 14, 2023 at 00:23
You're welcome. Your parroting such stupid, simplistic ideas always gives me a chuckle.
September 13, 2023 at 23:40
:rofl:
September 13, 2023 at 20:14
Biden’s Climate Law Is Reshaping Private Investment in the United States Worth noting.
September 13, 2023 at 16:01
Fair enough. Point taken.
September 13, 2023 at 13:23
Well let’s have that discussion then. I’m not at all certain. I make the choice not to dwell on the idea that we’re probably screwed. It’s useless and...
September 13, 2023 at 13:22
https://youtu.be/K4-2MD76mvI?si=5XIlh4pHeRRk-9sQ This asshole said the secret part out loud.
September 13, 2023 at 03:52
Plenty. I’ve seen none from you whatsoever other than “I doubt it can be done.” The Industrial Revolution started in Britain. The so called communist ...
September 13, 2023 at 02:54
That’s been done. Industrialization and modern capitalism goes hand and hand.
September 13, 2023 at 00:41
Yeah— they do better than fossil fuels in all these areas. With the exception of solar panels and land use, which is comparable to coal but not gas. B...
September 11, 2023 at 17:48
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I agree. In the “short” term of generations. In the longer term, we really should abolish the state. Not governance or social organization, but the st...
September 11, 2023 at 16:56
Over $20 billion a year (conservatively) is a lot, especially when compared to renewables. And this isn’t factoring in other subsidies. One estimate —...
September 11, 2023 at 16:11
Yeah man, loud and clear. :lol: Like I said — only a couple people. But don’t make me say who.
September 11, 2023 at 00:37
If anyone is flagged, I can still take a look.
September 10, 2023 at 22:31
I’d be interested, for one. I hope you do so.
September 10, 2023 at 14:52
Oh Christ. Will references to this charlatanical bore never end? If you’re spending time and effort attempting to figure out the ramblings of Jordan P...
September 10, 2023 at 14:33
For a second I thought this was real: https://theintercept.com/2023/08/20/global-warming-history-china-hoax/ Goes to show the state of climate discour...
September 10, 2023 at 14:08
Reducing the fossil fuel energy consumption, yes. But most of that can be replaced with greener technology. Electricity, transportation, etc. Agricult...
September 10, 2023 at 02:04
Well it has to be done. It either will or won’t. I don’t see the point of repeating over and over that this is a hard task. Yes, we’re all in agreemen...
September 09, 2023 at 20:46
The real question is when this silly canard gets thrown into the garbage with the other false dichotomies.
September 09, 2023 at 18:39
Sh, adults are talking. Go back to chit-chatting and don’t worry yourself about it.
September 09, 2023 at 01:57
Vaping didn’t become popular until much later, and is an entirely different thing. It too is now being regulated as an industry— rightfully. But in an...
September 08, 2023 at 20:28
EROI is already much better, and if you factor cost of externalities is no contest. Whether or not there is enough time is the second issue I mentione...
September 08, 2023 at 18:23
EROI is already much better, and if you factor cost of externalities is no contest. Whether or not there is enough time is the second issue I mentione...
September 08, 2023 at 18:20
It comes down to a different analysis of power. Yes, political action happens against the backdrop of public opinion— especially in a relatively free ...
September 08, 2023 at 12:49
No one said they were. Philosophy involves many things. To privilege or emphasize “ongoing conversation” is a definition, or at least part of one. It’...
September 08, 2023 at 04:08
Ok. What’s your evidence for this? Where’s the argument? If we’re just to accept this — to what end? What’s the point? Maybe I missed something in the...
September 07, 2023 at 22:23
Well, I use it sparingly. I only have two people on my list. Otherwise you’d definitely be on it. :wink: :lol:
September 07, 2023 at 20:08
It works the other way too. Those I ignore clearly have no idea I haven’t read a word of what they’ve written in over a year— so they don’t even know ...
September 07, 2023 at 19:58
It’s absolutely a matter of political will. There are a number of factors which influence political still and government action. But the biggest influ...
September 07, 2023 at 19:54
Not a bad idea — but I feel like it would make things messy.
September 07, 2023 at 19:48
@"SophistiCat" Maybe this was asked before, but is there an extension for Safari? I'm about to switch from Chrome and would like my list to continue o...
September 07, 2023 at 17:25