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by nec4b 851 days ago
>> I personally believe we're doomed.

Our ancestors survived ice ages.

>> I've voted for green parties and politics my whole life.

You are part of the problem why we are burning coal instead of using nuclear power.

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> Our ancestors survived ice ages.

I’m not sure if you are actually serious. They did not have billions of people relying on a very brittle global economy back in the day. They did not have cities with millions of people and an enormous infrastructure to keep these people alive.

>> I’m not sure if you are actually serious.

I'm not the one implying impending doom if the climate is getting slowly warmer.

>> They did not have billions of people relying on a very brittle global economy back in the day.

Compared to freezing in an ice desert, not knowing when you'll eat next time.

>> They did not have cities with millions of people and an enormous infrastructure to keep these people alive.

Funny, I see our infrastructure as a strength and not a liability.