P_P@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoScientists warn of 'societal collapse' on Earth with worsening climate situationwww.irishstar.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1510arrow-down116
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minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoIt’s impossible not to sound condescending when talking to someone who’s just making stuff up and claiming that it’s a plausible assertion. You’re not being realistic, you’re being dramatic. Human extinction is not a realistic nor likely outcome to the problems humanity presently faces. Even in the worst projections for climate change, some areas of the globe will still be able to support life.
It’s impossible not to sound condescending when talking to someone who’s just making stuff up and claiming that it’s a plausible assertion.
You’re not being realistic, you’re being dramatic.
Human extinction is not a realistic nor likely outcome to the problems humanity presently faces.
Even in the worst projections for climate change, some areas of the globe will still be able to support life.