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Because I can't see through these god damn LED headlights this F150/Silverado is using to blind the fuck out of my as it barrels down the road to hang out on my ass in the right lane because someone in the left lane is going to slow.

Among respondents who own luxury brands that they themselves bought (e.g., Gucci, Versace, Rolex), 44% prefer to live in a world without any of those brands altogether. Among respondents not owning such brands, the fraction preferring to live in a world without them is 69%.

That's interesting.

Actually, this is kinda like using fossil fuels. If we didn't have fossil fuels our lives would be miserable. And while using them adds some utility, burning fossil fuels still leaves us miserable, particularly as climate change grows worse.And so, even though I use fossil fuels to fuel my car, heat my home, and cook my food, I'd still prefer to live in a world where its significantly reduced to phased out altogether.

Well an increase from $1 to $1.60 is richer, I guess. Yay

Russian literature used to be a path for developing existential depression. Looks like climate studies is lookin' to make its mark on the human condition.

Semantic Scholar is awesome. I use it every now and then.

Perplexity.ai, a general purpose search engine with AI, has an academic setting that leverages Semantic Scholar...but I think going to SS is just better. If you're looking for article by a particular scholar—I like content written by Patricia Roberts-Miller—then Perplexity.ai is a good bet.

Climate Town did a video about this: The Brainwashing Of America's Children

Climate Town is the only one I know of...and it's fantastic! They also have a podcast: The Climate Denier's Playbook.

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Here's the course list.

Looks like it's basically sociology with several courses on justice in different contexts.

It'd probably be a good degree for HR.

I freaking love it. It really exposes how people think, and that process is rarely rational, especially for those that love logic and facts.

But I'm not forceful with my opinions either.

Now that is a good argument!

I think climate scientists (and journalists) are underestimating people. If you treat people like children who can’t handle the truth, they will behave like children. Like teenagers, actually, wasting time like it’s in endless supply. Yes, there are plenty of people who prefer denial. But I bet just as many want the truth, painful as it is. We deserve a shot at rising to the occasion.

Americans in particular are the biggest children on the planet. We've been treated like children for so long that the entire society is infantile. So, I don't think climate scientists are underestimating people.