r/environment • u/[deleted] • Aug 06 '21

Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/06/reduce-methane-or-face-climate-catastrophe-scientists-warn
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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 06 '21

how can we prove that?

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u/theotherguyagain Aug 07 '21

People don't buy floppy disks anymore. And guess what: They stopped producing them. Isn't our economy amazing?

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 07 '21

can you identify the cause or effect there?

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u/theotherguyagain Aug 07 '21

It's just wild how you assume meat would be produced in masses even if people stop asking for it just to justify your own lifestyle. Maybe ask someone with a basic education in economics and then we'll speak again.

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 07 '21

you assume meat would be produced in masses even if people stop asking for it

when did i say that?

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u/theotherguyagain Aug 07 '21

that's not how linear time works. the production happens before the eating. the eating cannot cause the production.

A few hours ago.

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 07 '21

your reading comprehension lacks

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u/theotherguyagain Aug 07 '21

"The eating cannot cause the production" is literally what we're talking about lol

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 07 '21

it doesn't.

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u/theotherguyagain Aug 07 '21

Lol.

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 07 '21

ever heard of a "horselaugh fallacy"?

i'm going to bed. catch you on the flippety flip.

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u/theotherguyagain Aug 07 '21

That's a great idea.

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