It's almost funny that every other day, according to anonymint at least, the sky is falling in cryptoland and the end times are always nigh. There's always a fatal flaw in the fundamental concept of crypto that only he knows how to fix, or a hostile takeover from rogue elements that only his mighty logic can save us from. But when it comes to something real, credible and tangible, like climate change, suddenly it's all a big conspiracy and he's here to tell us we shouldn't take it seriously.
I say almost funny, but on a serious note, we should be concerned about his mental health. I don't know if it's too many meds, or not enough, but something isn't right there. Literally every thread amounts to "
Hey everyone I've been pondering this issue and finally have a solution that no one will find fault with because I'll just talk over them and post more links supporting my entirely myopic viewpoint so don't even try to argue because I'm always right and it's the fault of communists blah blah blah".
Post, rinse, repeat.
Sure, the earth undoubtedly goes through cycles of perfectly natural climate change, but to seriously believe human beings have had zero influence on that is just unconstrained denial of reality and consequence. Maybe it's not just anonymint losing the plot, but hardcore libertarians in general. This thread sound much like the
anti-vaxxer thread, in that people genuinely believe they can continue to act like selfish and greedy egomaniacs by pretending that cause and effect isn't a real thing. News flash, your choices affect others.
Bottom line is, you're putting others at risk by turning yourself into an incubator and carrier by not vaccinating yourself. This seems like yet another one of those things where hardcore libertarians somehow think they can still live and function within a society but only give a shit about themselves. Sorry, but it doesn't work like that. Go live in a cave somewhere or find a deserted island if you're that desperate to remove yourself from the rest of civilisation. You don't get to take all the benefits but none of the accompanying responsibility.
Same thing applies to climate change. Things keep going the way they are, coastal towns end up underwater, unexpected heatwaves kill, freak storms increase in intensity to more dangerous levels. People's lives are destroyed. Libertarianism means everyone is free to make their own choices,
provided those choices aren't forcing other people to lose their freedoms. It seems some people are very quick to forget that last part. Libertarianism doesn't mean you have permission to be a self obsessed lunatic and completely disregard society as a whole.
The simple fact is, you're too busy thinking about your own freedom to care about anyone else's.
And you think it's the
millenials who are the spoiled brats?
I'm not saying for a second that government can be trusted for all things, but someone has to keep you crackpots in check, so until someone comes up with a better solution, I'm happy for the government to take care of you (when they put you in a padded cell).
