• Fallibilist@feddit.uk
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    Climate change will make the planet uninhabitable for humans.

    No it won’t and not a single credible study claim otherwise.

    One group of people claims the entire thing is a hoax and another thinks it’s going to make humans go extinct. Classic example of both being wrong.

    Why is it that we can’t just accept bad things as bad but we need to add color to everything and pretend it’s even worse than it actually is. Spreading this kind of misinformation causes an immense amount of pointless anxiety in people.

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      23 hours ago

      From the studies I’ve seen and discussions I’ve followed, there’s three scenarios that will make the planet uninhabitable:

      • the oceans heat up to the point where they stop producing oxygen,
      • we run out of drinkable water, or
      • we kill off pollinators and run out of food.

      Those are all entirely possible and will make the planet uninhabitable for humans.

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      Catastrophes don’t need to kill everyone to still be considered catastrophic. D’uh. Remarkable insights.

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        24 hours ago

        The claim was that the planet would be uninhabitable not merely that catastrophes would happen. The person you replied to is entirely correct.

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        1 day ago

        Nobody has claimed otherwise. Perhaps tone down the smuggery a bit and read what’s actually being said.

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          24 hours ago

          OP literally claimed that climate change would make the planet uninhabitable for humans, which is blatantly false. The person you are responding to is entirely correct, and now you sound like the smug one.

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            23 hours ago

            OP literally claimed that climate change would make the planet uninhabitable for humans, which is blatantly false.

            I’m the one who called them out for it.