People speaking on climate change often say, “Very soon we may reach the point of of no return!” so, thought experiment: #climatechange
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Replying to @morinotsuma
What if we’re already there? Then what? Because even if it’s the worst case, we have to keep going
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exactly--there is a dangerous flaw in the rhetoric of tipping points, regardless of accuracy: it turns action into a dare
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"if we don't do something by (xyz date) then it'll be too late! you wouldn't DARE not act now, would you?"
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Replying to @380kmh @morinotsuma
and then, making matters worse, each time a deadline slides by, the urgency of the argument is gravely undermined
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