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snoodog · 2828 days ago · link · · parent · post: The New York Times’ Coal Miner Interview Is Why We Won’t Stop Climate Change
I hate to agree with kleinbl00 on something like this but we arent going to change Mark Gary's mind though arguments, data etc. The fastest way to change Mark's mind is to let him die and convince a younger generation that coal is not the way to go which is much easier when there is no coal industry to push the opposite view point. Culture is really fucking hard to change, its got a 25-50+ year inertia and we as human beings have difficulty changing and adapting (we usually do it by dieing and letting the younger generation decide on their own). Increased human lifespans have actually slowed this process down considerably. Bad ideas/beliefs/values can now live 70-100 years instead of dieing after 50-60 :(