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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

It's slightly below freezing and snowing here in West-Central Indiana. We haven't been above the 50s yet this Dember.

Now admittedly, the 50s in December is not the same as when I was a kid and we are definitely doing great damage to the Earth's climate and biosphere, but saying kids aren't going to grow up because of it is a bit hyperbolic.

[-] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 35 points 2 years ago

but saying kids aren’t going to grow up because of it is a bit hyperbolic.

Yes. It's a facetious tweet... You are in a meme community. You'll have to get used to seeing jokes here.

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago
[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

The Skywalkers always regretted their appearance on Maury

[-] boborhrongar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You're right, we do get used to seeing information deliberately exaggerated for comedy and then taken seriously. It's why the internet is so braindead.

No need to discourage people from getting the facts straight. Just agree and move on.

[-] greenhorn@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago

We've been over 50 north of you in southeast Michigan multiple times this December

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Of course they are going to grow up. 20 years are nothing. Those are issues that will only start to get serious after that time. Which is exactly why so little is happening now.

[-] NightGaunts@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Two years ago, a "once in a hundred years" wind storm downed trees that had been around for decades. Many of them fell on houses, garages, etc. Last year, the once in a hundred years wind storm took down even more. We haven't had the every hundred year storm this year yet but I am expecting it. The issues are serious.

On a positive note, more of us are adding our voices and resources to combat the profiteers. Join us if you can.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

That are not serious issues on the scale we are looking at (kids not going to grow up = all dead).

[-] NightGaunts@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

True, not quite there, but working on it.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I agree. Just look at how many blindly downvote me for stating the obvious. People want to live based on feelings instead of facts. A real issue in today's society.

[-] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I'm in Indiana and it was 60 fricken two days ago.

Hush

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

I think the guy above you was calling out the fact that the picture in the post is using a temperature scale that is only used by very few countries as if it was the default for the Internet.

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