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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I just want to point out that there is almost zero scientific evidence to suggest that climate change will cause the extinction of humanity, and substantial evidence to the contrary.

It may make the world a much worse place to live, but the doomers are almost as unscientific as the deniers.

Queue angry buzzing noises.

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catch22@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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criitz@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Even if humans don’t go extinct, surely untold masses will die from food shortages and disasters.

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- LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Definitely a possible outcome.
  
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  - FlaminGoku@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Which won’t happen.
    
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    LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It can if we do it ourselves. Leaders have failed us for decades. It’s up to ordinary people to bring change.
    
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force@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You’re not wrong at all, humans won’t go extinct. The alarming thing is all the other things which will go extinct or be reduced in number, and the change in water/soil/weather sources. Biodiversity and not having your neighbourhood turned into a desert are pretty important things to like, not have life suck. Plus you know, having access to clean water… in 50 years we’ll all be living like poor African children are now*

*I am not a climate scientist, nor do I have much actual knowledge on climate science

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- LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I don’t disagree at all but this seems to be a common misconception. See the OP from the Twitter thread and the angry bees I’ve enraged.
  
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- Facebones@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  This is the thing for me, everyone who makes that argument is actually saying “a temperature change won’t make us extinct.” They don’t care that we’ll go extinct from the effects because cars go brrrr.
  
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Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Are you a parody account or just a total moron?

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Pilgrim@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The climate change itself isn’t the danger to our species, it’s the nuclear-armed states that will feel increasing pressure for areas with water or other resources they need, who miscalculate relative advantage in stressful scenarios.

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