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I was expecting this to be a gag about chemtrails. I am glad I was wrong.

by Sieyk 9mo ago

msuniverse2026 9mo ago
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- rkomorn 9mo ago
  > I am just so embarrassed on behalf of people who still think this doesn't exist and is all some conspiracy without any basis. Downvoted for this, at the very least, and also downvoted for the fact you think you're entitled to an explanation even with your tone.
  - smeeagain2 9mo ago
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    - rkomorn 9mo ago
      I downvote people who express things disrespectfully, like saying they're "embarrassed on behalf" of people who don't think like them. So yeah, I'll be a totalitarian censor against people who put down others while expressing their opinions. They also requested that people explain their downvotes, so I did, but I also find it objectionable to say something like "I'm embarrassed for you, but if you downvote me, you owe me an explanation." That's a one way street for respect.
      - smeeagain2 9mo ago
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- jibal 9mo ago
  > I am just so embarrassed on behalf of people who still think this doesn't exist and is all some conspiracy without any basis. There's plenty of basis for thinking it's uninformed or intellectually dishonest conspiracy mongering. And please don't rant at HN.
  - andai 9mo ago
    I'm out of the loop, didn't the government admit this stuff a few years ago? I was at a presentation in Croatia recently about weather modification in Yugoslavia. This is considered public knowledge there. When Yugoslavia fell apart, Croatia was no longer permitted to engage in weather modification. The main method discussed was the use of small rockets. It was used for agricultural purposes.
    - dns_snek 9mo ago
      The problem is the unsubstantiated logical leap from "weather modification is possible" to "contrails behind commercial aircraft are secretly dispersing chemicals in order to control weather". If I was an evil government figure trying to secretly control weather, there are better ways of doing that (e.g. drones, rockets) than orchestrating a conspiracy that requires hundreds of thousands of people to stay quiet for decades.
      - andai 9mo ago
        Yeah, that's true. Besides, it would be morally wrong!
nephihaha 9mo ago
They definitely increase the cloud cover where I live. Very noticeable, you can often see which clouds were created by them... And that's without the conspiratorial stuff.

I was expecting this to be a gag about chemtrails. I am glad I was wrong.

by Sieyk 9mo ago

I was expecting this to be a gag about chemtrails. I am glad I was wrong.

msuniverse2026 9mo ago

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rkomorn 9mo ago
> I am just so embarrassed on behalf of people who still think this doesn't exist and is all some conspiracy without any basis. Downvoted for this, at the very least, and also downvoted for the fact you think you're entitled to an explanation even with your tone.
- smeeagain2 9mo ago
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  - rkomorn 9mo ago
    I downvote people who express things disrespectfully, like saying they're "embarrassed on behalf" of people who don't think like them. So yeah, I'll be a totalitarian censor against people who put down others while expressing their opinions. They also requested that people explain their downvotes, so I did, but I also find it objectionable to say something like "I'm embarrassed for you, but if you downvote me, you owe me an explanation." That's a one way street for respect.
    - smeeagain2 9mo ago
      [flagged]
jibal 9mo ago
> I am just so embarrassed on behalf of people who still think this doesn't exist and is all some conspiracy without any basis. There's plenty of basis for thinking it's uninformed or intellectually dishonest conspiracy mongering. And please don't rant at HN.
- andai 9mo ago
  I'm out of the loop, didn't the government admit this stuff a few years ago? I was at a presentation in Croatia recently about weather modification in Yugoslavia. This is considered public knowledge there. When Yugoslavia fell apart, Croatia was no longer permitted to engage in weather modification. The main method discussed was the use of small rockets. It was used for agricultural purposes.
  - dns_snek 9mo ago
    The problem is the unsubstantiated logical leap from "weather modification is possible" to "contrails behind commercial aircraft are secretly dispersing chemicals in order to control weather". If I was an evil government figure trying to secretly control weather, there are better ways of doing that (e.g. drones, rockets) than orchestrating a conspiracy that requires hundreds of thousands of people to stay quiet for decades.
    - andai 9mo ago
      Yeah, that's true. Besides, it would be morally wrong!

nephihaha 9mo ago

They definitely increase the cloud cover where I live. Very noticeable, you can often see which clouds were created by them... And that's without the conspiratorial stuff.