joloka

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by joloka 9y ago
What am I supposed to be doing? Proving a negative or something?
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by joloka 9y ago
Because someone is trying to extrapolate the collapse of those societies with the collapse of our global one due to climate change (and other factors) but that dog won't hunt for a variety of reasons. It's interesting history, tho
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by joloka 9y ago
I don't think those civilizations have much in common with today's simply due to technological and scientific progress that has taken place--they were barely literate and subject to mythological reasoning and magical thinking.
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by joloka 9y ago
Yes, the article is blatant fear mongering. Every time a climate issue comes up it mentions human activity as the cause of all our problems. Outside of a Hail Mary technological solution, there is only one way to reduce human activity and
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by joloka 9y ago
Nope, not a shred of evidence there, either. Just conjecture.
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by joloka 9y ago
You're right in that I never made it to the end, it was just that bad. It's like the weekend crap fearmonger articles you get on Zerohedge every weekend, albeit with better graphics. Not trolling.
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by joloka 9y ago
Everything described by the fearmongers has to do with too much human activity. How is that not related to nearly 8 billion people on earth?
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by joloka 9y ago
The article also claims that a rise in kidney disease in El Salvador is related to global warming without offering any evidence whatsoever. Correlation is not causation, right? I think that one specious claim undermines the entire article,
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by joloka 9y ago
Sensationalism is not a firm basis for serious debate or serious action. If anything is going to save the human race, it is technology, but to hear these breathless alarmists talk, they are anti-technology, anti-progress, and apparently wa
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by joloka 9y ago
Why the downvote? The article is clearly concern trolling. Look, if you are worried about overpopulation, the US isn't your primary area of concern. The US is not overpopulated and probably never will be. Maybe some US cities are, b