Counter-argument not as much of a 'gotcha' as you might think. Unless you aren't aware that fossil fuels are becoming increasingly expensive to extract (greater depths, higher risk locations...)?
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Doesn’t change the fact that all economic decisions have trade-offs. The question originally posed assumes there’s no negative trade-off for instituting a planet-wide panic to reshape our atmosphere. There are. Whether that’s a good idea or not is a different question.
may 18, 2025, 10:13 pm • 0 0 • view
The panic is inherent from witnessing the scorched koalas, beached whales, starved polar bears, millions of displaced peoples.... it would be lovely to live in a bubble of wilful ignorance, though some of us choose to acknowledge the horrors, and their root causes.
may 19, 2025, 8:03 am • 0 0 • view
Perhaps reread my comments? I haven’t made an argument against saving our planet. Nor have I said it doesn’t need saving. I merely explained that there’s a cost to doing so, because the argument presented in the OP was a bad one.
may 19, 2025, 8:08 am • 0 0 • view
You're making it about economy and costs. That's the very counter-point I'm trying to make ....this is bigger than finance.
may 19, 2025, 8:18 am • 0 0 • view
You think people struggling to afford food and to heat their homes isn’t important? Yes, I’m talking about economics. But I’m also talking about the quality of peoples lives. Pretending that this cost isn’t there only makes one appear stupid or dishonest. I’m just saying: be honest about the cost.
may 19, 2025, 8:21 am • 0 0 • view
To elaborate: we can have a discussion about moral hazards and which is the better decision: harming people now to save humanity/our planet, versus allowing harm to come to all of humanity later. But we have to be honest with ourselves about the trade offs or the conversation isn’t much use.
may 19, 2025, 8:24 am • 0 0 • view
This platform does not afford the space to debate a complex matter. I'll reduce this to the Chinese proverb "give a man a fish..." Thinking of money alone is blinkered by the same attitude that created the mess. That of individualistic gain, economy over sustainability, and ignoring cause & effect.
may 19, 2025, 8:32 am • 0 0 • view
You’re ignoring that none of this discussion is about money. And I don’t think having more space would help you read what I’m saying more closely. I get that you think it’s a clear decision, and I may even agree with you. But pretending like the suffering of humans doesn’t matter is…bad.
may 19, 2025, 8:45 am • 0 0 • view