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I may be an idiot, and I may be "going against all the smart folks", but I'd prefer to believe that the Earth has more to do with it than we do,
originally posted by: mrthumpy
a reply to: elementalgrove
On “Moral Hazard”, this is a technical point for economists. when you think carefully about the definition its clear that’s quite the right way to describe SRM, “free riding” another econ term that more accurately describes what we are doing when we don’t cut CO2 emissions. To be clear, I do mean “putting off addressing the problem of climate change is like free-riding on our grandkids”. It’s not that SRM is free riding, it’s that over enthusiasm about its potential may encourage less action to cut emissions.
If you need any of it explaining to you then feel free to ask. Or just ignore it and carry on getting it wrong - up to you
originally posted by: elementalgrove
originally posted by: mrthumpy
a reply to: elementalgrove
On “Moral Hazard”, this is a technical point for economists. when you think carefully about the definition its clear that’s quite the right way to describe SRM, “free riding” another econ term that more accurately describes what we are doing when we don’t cut CO2 emissions. To be clear, I do mean “putting off addressing the problem of climate change is like free-riding on our grandkids”. It’s not that SRM is free riding, it’s that over enthusiasm about its potential may encourage less action to cut emissions.
If you need any of it explaining to you then feel free to ask. Or just ignore it and carry on getting it wrong - up to you
I am guessing that this is a quote from David himself?
Attempting to back track is all that this is, he was not speaking in terms of economics, he was speaking about the risks of Sulfur Dioxide or Alumina being dumped across the globe. Then callously made the statement he did about free riding on grandkids.
But you can go ahead and support this maniac, justifying it however you need to!
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
It's a known fact that government has released toxic materials in the form of illegal testing of different substances and it is now a matter of public record. But still people flock to say nothing is happening and it didn't happen.
... which has caused a lot of dead bodies.