Good example of the catastrophizing mode that is the official line on climate change. Another truth is: 1. Some places will become unlivable 2. Some new places will become very comfy 3. There's a lot of money to be made moving wealthy people from A to Bhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/climate/heatwave-weather-hot.html …
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I understand that "DOOM! DOOM!" is an engaging headline, but we should talk some more about how to live in the coming world as a practical matter, and how to create economic incentives to help the people most affected.
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Much more climate change than we're already seeing is locked in. If emissions went to zero tomorrow, we'd still see hotter summers for years. I understand the political goal of making every headline sound like we're about to die, but it's cynical and I believe counterproductive.
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Climate change is a fact about the world, not a moral tale of good vs. evil. We tried the several decades of scaring people (back when policy changes could have helped). Now let's stop telling the stage 4 lung cancer patient about the dangers of smoking and try finding solutions
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Scaring people has proven to be a useful tool in generating the political will for something big enough to create profit incentives for solutions. The $3.5T infra bill would've been unthinkable a few years ago without the moralizing. It certainly speaks to younger voters.
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Let's maybe hold the champagne on that bill until it's written, and passes.
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lol, I just said it would've been unthinkable before. At least the thinking is happening in a meaningful way. But yeah, fair point :)
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I think there's a dynamic where the more stuck Congress gets, the more ambitious bills we see. But I sure hope that the recent few summers have made straight-out denial a less tenable position for politicians.
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