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patrickhogan1 ◴[] No.42166488[source]
Long-term should be defined. We can cool the planet the same amount long-term. Why is it taken as a given that any warming is irreversible when we have historical natural patterns showing global cooling (ice age)?
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therealdrag0 ◴[] No.42167293[source]
Of course it can be reversed, it’s just vastly more expensive to do so. If your house is on fire and you don’t have insurance you don’t say “eh I can just build a new one”, you put the fire out.
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patrickhogan1 ◴[] No.42167561[source]
I agree that warming is an important issue to address. I don’t agree that we know that it will be more expensive to cool. Space is cold and technology allowing heat to vent into space may be less expensive than we think.
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1. Aachen ◴[] No.42170798[source]
> I don’t agree that we know that it will be more expensive to cool.

This is not an agree or disagree situation. This is "I haven't googled it"