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It really is wild to me that the propaganda has been so strong that people literally think CO2 is bad for the environment. Even people trying to counter the idea, tacitly frame their position in this direction (like but methane is even worse!) to not cause outrage.

CO2 is literally the only reason an environment exists. It is the literal life creator.

It's like demonizing language itself as being "bad for communication."
rare · 9w
People believe they're thinking... But its really their feelings making the call...
Strange Love · 9w
CO2 is 30% of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The other 70% is water vapor. You don’t hear anyone talking about getting water vapor out of the air, because that quite literally sounds idiotic.
Clarkian · 9w
They don't think it be like it is but it do
Toxic Bitcoiner · 9w
Fun, inconvenient observation: As CO2 increases, the stomata on plant leaves don’t need to open as much to intake CO2, which also means that the plant retains more H2O. More H2O retainment means that plants can survive in more arid environments. Which means that plants can encroach further into de...
Sid Shattuck · 9w
I share an office with some executives that are entirely focussed on "decarbonization". That's their job. It is quintessentially fiat. Imagine trying to have a conversation with these people.
solipsist · 9w
Okay, so let me use a metaphor: you have an outdoor plant, that needs to be watered only every once in a while, it adapted to the surroundings and the climate, and the rain itself is sufficient for it to grow and stay healthy. Sometimes it rains more, sometimes less, but overall the plant can handle...
₿en Wehrman · 8w
How far down the geoengineering rabbit hole are you? Provides a lot of context on why such ridiculous ideas are pushed onto the public to focus on