Maybe not yet, but Time Warner is for show franchises what EA is for game franchises: It's where they go to get milked, ripped, plundered, drawn and quartered. And then they slowly die and fade into a merciful memory of how good they were before they were butchered.
Please. I don't believe you're so dense, if you try to derail an argument, at least try to make it less blatantly stupid.
We're the dominant life form on this planet. And so far, all of the major catastrophes on this planet had a devastating effect on whatever animal was the top dog back then. Simply due to them needing vast amounts of resources for survival, and resources being scarce during catastrophic times.
In other words, it doesn't look good for us. But that's ok. The planet will survive our demise.
It's also going to get hard for some construction workers to get his pick-me-up before work. Do you want some hard working men in dangerous jobs to do their jobs without their morning wake up coffee? Why do you hate the American worker that you want them injured or even killed?
40k a year! Wow! Maybe I should quit my job, go to university again, get a master's degree, get a doctorate, publish a few dozen scientific articles so I can get noticed and finally get that sweet, sweet 40k grant money!
And no matter how high the sea levels rise, we won't change a thing.
First, the narrative was "there is no rising sea levels, so we needn't change our behaviour". Today we have "yeah, but it's normal and nothing we can influence, so we needn't change our behaviour". And we'll eventually end up with "yeah, we pretty much fucked up, but it's too late to do anything anyway, so we needn't change our behaviour".
So no matter what you do, you can still drive your SUV.
Life is quite resilient. There have been quite a few events during this planet's existence where life was on the brink of elimination and very obviously it bounced back. There had even been a time when our ancestors were reduced to a few 1000s individuals in a fairly small area, any halfway decent event could have wiped our species from existence before it had time to become that apex predator we are today.
Coral reefs are rather delicate, though. They react very poorly to quick changes in their environment, and while they probably could bounce back from a thermal problem, anything that we add on top of it (and considering that we're like an elephant in the china store on this planet, it's likely that there's more on top of that) could well mean game over for the coral reefs.
That's not to say that this would be a catastrophe. Sure, for the reef it would be, but bigger catastrophes have hit our planet than us. Life has survived all of them. Not all lifeforms and not all species, but life itself emerged from anything so far. It will also survive us. Changed and with fewer species, at least to start with, but in the end, when the dust settles and we're but a bad memory, life will go on on this planet.
Sure. But 100 million years ago, nobody gave a shit about temperatures being 5 degrees warmer. We didn't have to survive in that climate. And certainly not 7 billions of us.
Climate always changes. And life always finds a way to adapt. Not all life forms do, though. And if history is any indicator, being the apex predator during one of the big shifts in climate usually really, really sucked.
Ok, I won't ever be as special a kid as you, but hey, I'm above name calling. Mostly 'cause you provided none, but it lets me feel smug, so I feel great.
But back on topic. You are cordially invited to question anything I say with actual science. It would be a welcome change to the usual drivel used to "prove" either side of the argument. But then again, it's always funny to see people wave statistics about when they obviously have no idea what they're talking about but instead regurgitate whatever their masters have prepared for them to shill with. Usually it clears up immediately when you start asking for details, then you get the next set of bullshit graphs thrown at you. It's quite like in a debate with some religious bullshit peddler, they, too, are masters of throwing prepared statements at you (not in the SQL-sense, unfortunately) that they don't understand themselves, then as soon as you start debunking them they start throwing other shit at you, hoping to finally find some field of science you have not mastered.
Probably haven't formed yet. But hey, if we wait another few million years, I bet they come back. Or something else. Ok, in the meantime it probably ain't such a good idea to swim there, but hey, life on this planet has survived worse catastrophes than humanity, it will overcome this one, too.
Forget it. Too many people and organizations have stakes in this matter by now to ever allow you to get any unbiased information. Let's just enjoy life 'til it's no longer possible on this planet, then lament how we could never have foreseen this. Just like we always do.
I mean, nobody could have foreseen what's going down in Syria, after all.
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Maybe not yet, but Time Warner is for show franchises what EA is for game franchises: It's where they go to get milked, ripped, plundered, drawn and quartered. And then they slowly die and fade into a merciful memory of how good they were before they were butchered.
Ah. Edit war in Wikipedia over which color of cool-aid is the better one. Film at 11.
Please. I don't believe you're so dense, if you try to derail an argument, at least try to make it less blatantly stupid.
We're the dominant life form on this planet. And so far, all of the major catastrophes on this planet had a devastating effect on whatever animal was the top dog back then. Simply due to them needing vast amounts of resources for survival, and resources being scarce during catastrophic times.
In other words, it doesn't look good for us. But that's ok. The planet will survive our demise.
Sacrifice to our green gods? What kind of drugs are you on?
It's also going to get hard for some construction workers to get his pick-me-up before work. Do you want some hard working men in dangerous jobs to do their jobs without their morning wake up coffee? Why do you hate the American worker that you want them injured or even killed?
Yes it is. And unlike some cults, it can even prove it.
Yes, and sulfur dioxide has an even more devastating effect.
Luckily we have even lower amounts of that in the atmosphere than we have Methane. Sadly the same cannot be said for CO2.
40k a year! Wow! Maybe I should quit my job, go to university again, get a master's degree, get a doctorate, publish a few dozen scientific articles so I can get noticed and finally get that sweet, sweet 40k grant money!
Not only that, they can be pointy and scratchy and fluffy and soft at the same time, too.
Do Tigers count? They're easier to deal with.
And no matter how high the sea levels rise, we won't change a thing.
First, the narrative was "there is no rising sea levels, so we needn't change our behaviour". Today we have "yeah, but it's normal and nothing we can influence, so we needn't change our behaviour". And we'll eventually end up with "yeah, we pretty much fucked up, but it's too late to do anything anyway, so we needn't change our behaviour".
So no matter what you do, you can still drive your SUV.
*purr*
Provided nothing else comes in, probably.
Life is quite resilient. There have been quite a few events during this planet's existence where life was on the brink of elimination and very obviously it bounced back. There had even been a time when our ancestors were reduced to a few 1000s individuals in a fairly small area, any halfway decent event could have wiped our species from existence before it had time to become that apex predator we are today.
Coral reefs are rather delicate, though. They react very poorly to quick changes in their environment, and while they probably could bounce back from a thermal problem, anything that we add on top of it (and considering that we're like an elephant in the china store on this planet, it's likely that there's more on top of that) could well mean game over for the coral reefs.
That's not to say that this would be a catastrophe. Sure, for the reef it would be, but bigger catastrophes have hit our planet than us. Life has survived all of them. Not all lifeforms and not all species, but life itself emerged from anything so far. It will also survive us. Changed and with fewer species, at least to start with, but in the end, when the dust settles and we're but a bad memory, life will go on on this planet.
I'm pretty sure you can tell me how to get rich from saying that the coral reefs turn white. I've heard crazy shit before, but this one sure is new.
Really? Dammit, I work for the wrong company. Our management hired local people to do that job.
H1B really is a one way street.
Sure. But 100 million years ago, nobody gave a shit about temperatures being 5 degrees warmer. We didn't have to survive in that climate. And certainly not 7 billions of us.
Climate always changes. And life always finds a way to adapt. Not all life forms do, though. And if history is any indicator, being the apex predator during one of the big shifts in climate usually really, really sucked.
Hint: That would be us this time around.
Aww, he singled me out, I feel special.
Ok, I won't ever be as special a kid as you, but hey, I'm above name calling. Mostly 'cause you provided none, but it lets me feel smug, so I feel great.
But back on topic. You are cordially invited to question anything I say with actual science. It would be a welcome change to the usual drivel used to "prove" either side of the argument. But then again, it's always funny to see people wave statistics about when they obviously have no idea what they're talking about but instead regurgitate whatever their masters have prepared for them to shill with. Usually it clears up immediately when you start asking for details, then you get the next set of bullshit graphs thrown at you. It's quite like in a debate with some religious bullshit peddler, they, too, are masters of throwing prepared statements at you (not in the SQL-sense, unfortunately) that they don't understand themselves, then as soon as you start debunking them they start throwing other shit at you, hoping to finally find some field of science you have not mastered.
Probably haven't formed yet. But hey, if we wait another few million years, I bet they come back. Or something else. Ok, in the meantime it probably ain't such a good idea to swim there, but hey, life on this planet has survived worse catastrophes than humanity, it will overcome this one, too.
Nah, we'll just wish that away too when we're done with that climate.
The question is, do their makers get the ad revenue?
The only way this could possibly be true is when you actively transport elephants into the continent. So WTF are you talking about?
And just like in the 1980s, nobody will give a fuck and a few celebrities will sing a song about it.
What's the population density in Ethiopia?
Depends on the wind direction.
Forget it. Too many people and organizations have stakes in this matter by now to ever allow you to get any unbiased information. Let's just enjoy life 'til it's no longer possible on this planet, then lament how we could never have foreseen this. Just like we always do.
I mean, nobody could have foreseen what's going down in Syria, after all.