• Excrubulent@slrpnk.net
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      8 months ago

      Doomerism is an attitude that is being pushed by fossil fuel companies to foster apathy so they can keep turning a profit.

      Don’t help them please.

      Edit: If anyone wants to see the logical conclusion of this kind of thinking, just read this exchange. I couldn’t have known when I pulled this thread how much of their ass it would show. So far they’ve called themself a “human extinctionist” and said “death to humanity” and told me to “die childless, hopefully in a climate disaster”. They haven’t commented on how this really does make them a natural ally of the fossil fuel industry. They also seem to espouse socialism, which… I don’t think they know what that means. This is just giving up with extra steps.

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          8 months ago

          You are helping them by spreading doomerism. I thought that was crystal fucking clear.

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            8 months ago

            Being a realist isn’t doomerism. Recognizing that climate change is happening far faster than predicted isn’t doomerism. Wanting oil executives to hang definitely isn’t part of their plan.

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              8 months ago

              The planet is correcting an imbalance.

              This is doomerism, and I don’t believe that you don’t understand that.

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                8 months ago

                I’m more of a human extinctionist than a doomer. I think humans should go extinct to save the rest of life on earth, as humanity is equivalent to a super volcano or meteor strike in terms of how many species we eradicate daily.

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                  8 months ago

                  Oh okay, so your doomerism is fine because you have a fancy name for it and you actually want it to happen?

                  How fucking gullible do you think I must be to say that with a straight face. Wow.