Froticlias t1_ja9hqgh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:51 PM

Reply to comment by Riff316 in Thunberg, Indigenous protesters block Norway energy ministry over wind farms by p4177y

The more I see people separate from black and white thinking, the more hope I get for us as a people.

Riff316 t1_ja9k9nz wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:07 PM

This one isn’t even hard to think of with nuance. It’s actually right in line with what Thunberg usually espouses: Protect the environment. Usually renewable energy sources are a means to that end. In this particular instance, this particular renewable effort doesn’t achieve that goal, so don’t do it. Unfortunately, people like u/hamsamith will attempt to use it as a gotcha, without realizing that it both undermines their empty efforts at “discourse” (by showing that they don’t read the sources and don’t fully understand the issue) and strengthens Thunberg’s position by showing that she is nuanced in her message and efforts by actually considering the people and environments that renewables affect directly.

Froticlias t1_ja9kl9c wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:09 PM

In a world of left and right, you'd be surprised by what gets left behind

hamsamith t1_ja9kwy3 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:11 PM

I will fully admit to not reading the article and will also admit to genuinely not caring about this woman in any way. The climate is fucked and quite honestly I can't care any more. Do what you gotta do, but don't be surprised at people using this against you when it comes. Nuance means nothing to those who are your enemies.

Riff316 t1_ja9md0z wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Not sure what “this” is or how someone would use “this” against me and for what reason. I’m providing context to an admittedly unenlightened comment from an admittedly checked-out human being on an admittedly suffering planet. Your irreverence holds as much weight and impact as any one of the tiny internet comments we’ve traded back and forth, yet it is still important to note that the next generation has not given up, nearly as much as either of us, on the sick planet with which we are burdening them while we retreat to the back halves of our lives here. If we’re going to do this to them, we can at least pretend that we cared or tried to help in even the smallest way. Otherwise, I’m sure they will cherish your sardonic wit, as that’s how you seem to want to be remembered. Your aloofness is not noble, though I do understand the mental/emotional self-preservation that it comes from.