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[-] coldv@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Didn't a couple of years ago scientist warned that we have past the point of no return?

[-] ShakyPerception@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

There is a scene in the TV show Newsroom (with Jeff Daniels) where he (the news show anchor) is interviewing a climate scientist about the climate change situation. Everything the scientist says eludes to the fact that we are completely screwed. That everything we are trying would have been great things to start doing 20+ years ago. At this point we have already passed the point of recovery.

It was aired in like 2015, and I think of it every time someone talks about this, and what a surprise this whole thing is.

[-] Miian@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I thought the delivery of that scene was fantastic. They did such a great job with it.

Here's a link for those who've never seen it. https://youtu.be/pNYp6oc37ds

[-] Elferrerito@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I had never seen this, thanks for sharing

[-] TransientPunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That was great! Thank you for sharing

[-] Erk@cdda.social 20 points 1 year ago

We probably are but it's also very important to remember that were not past the point of no survival. The trend for oil propaganda has been to go from "climate change is fake" to "it's real but it's too late to do anything". It's too late to go back, but it's not too late to act. Don't forget that.

[-] aluminiumsandworm@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

there are many "points of no return". the first irrevocable damage was done when we started burning coal hundreds of years ago, and every year we pass new points after which the earth will be forever changed. that doesn't mean all life is screwed, or humanity will die out. it does mean that things are going to get a lot worse, and the degree to which they're going to get worse is increasing every day we don't address the issue.

the one thing climate scientists DO NOT want you to think is that we are doomed and that it is hopeless. things are bad, and getting worse, but the actions we take DO MATTER.

~~burn down an oil refinery (in minecraft)~~

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