silence7Aug 1, 2024

This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth

https://slrpnk.net/post/11960620

This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth - SLRPNK

In addition to actual reporting, the NYT creates newslike ads for the fossil fuels industry. This results in disproportionate attention on high-risk approaches that involve anything other than phasing out fossil fuel use.

Show threadvegafjordAug 2, 2024

Delusional, just insane.

Technology will not save us, but guillotines will.

Show threadDragonTypeWyvern

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Global warming is nothing but a math equation at the end of the day. Change the input value, change the result.

The real problem is what you do with all the snakes after they eat the mice.

Aug 2, 2024 at 10:49pmWeb
Show threadsilence7Aug 3, 2024
It’s a bit more than a math equation; things like how much ice there is are meaningfully path dependent. Just dropping CO2 concentrations won’t get us back the world we had.
Show threadDragonTypeWyvernAug 3, 2024
That’s just another part of the equation.
Show threadvegafjordAug 3, 2024
Earth isnt a machine, we cant just fix it like a broken machine. Earth is a body with a fever due to CO2 intoxication. We need to let Earth lash itself back into wellbeing, without our invasive engripments.