[jdawg777]

> bandaids

Exactly. They are temporary and reversible measures that can be taken until we get carbon emissions under control.

> downsides

SRM could have the same downsides as a volcano erupting, something that has already happened throughout human history.

> easier

It is actually much easier and more cost effective to deploy SRM. Check out this article: https://climate.benjames.io/someone-is-going-to-dim-the-sun/

[jaggs]

I'm sorry, this is such nonsense. 1. We don't manipulate the globe, we abuse it. The simplest thing to do is stop emitting fossil fuel emissions. 2. Not one geo-engineering idea solves the core problem. It merely covers it up. 3. These ideas are not temporary nor are they reversible. The fact is we have no idea how to do what the crackpots are suggesting, it's just 'let's dim the sun'. Insane. 4. This is way beyond a single volcano. This implies we emit enough sulphur particles to significantly cool the planet down. Can you see a problem with that amount of material? We're going to combat emissions with more emissions. Absolutely brilliant idea. Nobel Prize winning.

[JohnMakin]

Pretty sure volcano eruptions were responsible for at least 1 mass extinction, so I'm not sure what your point is. I also don't think your link really proves your point, and even that article admits that sulfur will likely harm the ozone (automatic nonstarter) - which is also not really reversible, per your claim.