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SaintsNoah t1_j34apzn wrote

This is literally one of the extremes he's describing. It's all "just reality" to someone whose viewpoint aligns with such.

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strvgglecity t1_j358mpc wrote

Reality is not a viewpoint. It is a set of conclusions arrived based on the analysis of data. It's not formulated based on emotion or hope, fear or prejudice.

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strvgglecity t1_j34buua wrote

You just described scientists' estimates based on the best available information and data to be "an extreme". If you don't listen to scientific consensus, where does your basis for futurology come from? Please reevaluate your perceptions.

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SaintsNoah t1_j35s6f6 wrote

"no policymakers are listening" is blatant hyperbole. A falsehood, even.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement

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strvgglecity t1_j35xsnd wrote

"no" is hyperbole. True. "Few" is accurate. Every time a western nation makes a pledge, it couples it with opposite actions like increased oil drilling or natural gas exporting (for duh economy). Emissions are still rising each year. Local leaders are still pushing development in rapidly declining desert ecosystems. Building housing developments in hurricane alleys and floodplains. There is progress, but it is almost always one step forward, two steps back, with the trend line unchanged.

You're simply unwilling to accept the facts as determined by data. When you call peer-reviewed data-based analysis "extreme", you make clear you're not serious.

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