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  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    I’ve come to the conclusion that our species won’t grow up and do the right, sane, morally decent thing but will instead clutch to their sports, their nascar, their political delusions because you can’t convince children to abandon their toys, and those toys make so many people so much money that we’re gonna cook. Miserably. And when the mobs rally and decide who to attack, they’ll come after the scientists who did nothing except warn, and warn and warn and warn for 50 years, costing them their careers and mental health trying to get the world to listen.

    Because the angry mobs won’t admit their apathy and capricious reasoning (what can I do/it’s a scam/burning fuel for fun can’t hurt anyone) and want to punish someone.

    And the petroleum companies will have guarded gates, while the universities will be open.