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Yes this planet will end in fire. I pushed back hard on climate change deniers because I understand the repercussions of letting fuel use run rampant. It means I also understand what happens when we cross those thresholds, hence my opinion.

We need to stop using, completely, tomorrow, to stop this downward spiral. That absolutely will not happen as not enough people are willing to make the sacrifice to become the visionaries/revolutionaries/terrorists (pick your angle) the world needs.

You can call me an antagonist if that make your feel better, but it’s not accurate. Being happy my fellow countrymen and women can find better employment and help our economy recover is prosocial. Just FYI, extracting the minerals for going off fossil fuels can be just as bad for the environment, if not more so if this resources aren’t used responsibly.

There’s no way out here. So, kiss your loved ones, enjoy your remaining days, and approach the end of civilisation with positivity instead of negativity.

I can empathize with your statement. I really can. I felt like you, once. Once, I went and worked in the Ontario AFFES, and I traveled around the country literally putting out fires for years. I tried to be the change I wanted to see in the world, someone helpful. Then I learned about our forests, and how it’s pretty much too late to save them.

Canada is fucked no matter how you look at it. The entire boreal forest sits on roughly 50cm to several meters of organic growing material and then it’s mineral soil underneath. When it goes, we’ll have a massive desert stretching through our country.

The world’s burning of fuels affects Canada whether we contribute or not. If we completely drop out, the world is still going at 94% pace, which is still going to blow past all of the warning limits scientists have screamed about. The world is doomed. Rage and complain all you like, it’ll change nothing. People are too stupid to listen to scientists, and so they’ll just keep using these fuels the world over, and here in Canada our forests will keep burning.

Do you know why? Because no one goes out and solves this problem. No one. Everyone complains, but no one sacrifices their comforts for the world’s health. In addition, developing nations need our resource to grow. You’d deny them advancing civilization, after you’ve got yours?

I have not gotten mine. I’m no millionaire. I just understand some harsh truths that I’ve come to terms with. People are generally awful, not out of malice, but out of indifference/convenience. So yeah, fill my stomach before I die. It’s better to burn full than hungry.

But I’ll continue the discussion for you. You complain about burning crops. Well, do know know what percentage of fields are devoted solely to animal food? Way too much, north of 50% of all fields, but much higher if my memory serves. Those fields can be converted and we’ll be fine. It’ll just take too much loss before we do. Do you know why? Because humans don’t listen and don’t care enough until they have to suffer for their choices.

Fwiw, I’ve never said the statements you opened with. I always knew it was the fault of humans and argued with several big wig deniers that we strongly contribute to climate change. It was all in vain. And now here we are.

Do you genuinely think if Canada stopped selling oil the world would be ok? We’re at about 0.5% of the world’s population, and we make about 6% of the world’s supply. I don’t know about you, but if the world is gonna burn, I’d rather a full stomach than an empty one for when that time comes.

I see. You’re just trying to argue because you don’t understand economics. To you, everything needs to be immediate, is that it? Have you ever built something?

It takes over a year to build a house. How long do you think it takes to build an industry? It starts tickles down when people show up to put the shovels in the ground and continues until the last coat of paint is on. You think all of those workers are going to be eating bush berries to survive as they work, or will they be buying up services as they work? Have some patience.

In industries that involve tech, yeah I’ll agree. In industries requiring resource extraction, not at all. That only happens with labour, which is one of the reasons Carney has been advocating for opening up Canada. They’re very well paying jobs. It shortens these lines because these workers can also pay for services, so it really does trickle down in cases like this - more restaurants or more local artists, etc, can make it with a better economy.

It is a popular policy, and I wholeheartedly agree with wealth taxes as they’re the only way to get back income to get fully funded everything. If it were as popular as you claim, it’d be policy now. That’s how politics works. Maybe we’ll see the NDP rise to prominence once our economy is running better and we’ll transition as a society to funding all of the great social programs to the fullest extent possible. I hope that day happens, but that’s not out current Canadian priorities sadly.

Services are being cut for two reasons: we’re in a recession and we need to triage, and people aren’t so keen on the policies being cut as they are for those remaining in place. This means that essentials stay, and perks get dropped. Sadly, those perks usually most benefit the ill and downtrodden, as those resources/services are very cost intensive for the return to society.

You’re right about my comment on unemployable. That wasn’t said properly. If we were fully funded, warning signs would be caught earlier and supports would be put in place to keep the individual as a contributing member of society.

I agree with you that our system needs to focus more on progress, ecology and humanity. An ideal country ought to have policies where these are the paramount foci. But we don’t live in that ideal society sadly, as we’re a bunch of humans. Without incentive, we don’t make things happen as individuals or as a collective. We need to make that money so we can have good things again. People won’t do much for free, and money is still the best reward for effort, regardless of its value to you. That money opens up more options for a future government that’s more in line with what we’d both like to see.

Of course, but the services he needs will be more likely to be in place thanks to the increased tax revenue as the jobs market picks up.

It sounds like you’re taking about a homeless person with a debilitating mental health issue, but there are many unemployed who have employable skills that would benefit from this news. The homeless people with these mental issues will never be employable regardless of the economy, so I think you need to figure out what you’re trying to argue here.

Those soup lines will start getting shorter with this progress. Canada needs to make money if it wants to solve its problems. Imagine growth, during a recession, while dealing with the orange turd posse’s unpredictability to the south as we navigate away from relying on American spending for our goods and services. It’s kind of impressive really.

Don’t underestimate the human spirit so much. There’s already been inroads made on early firmware versions of the PS5 where the hacker was able to play GTA5 at full settings on his PS5. The PS4 has a great jailbreaking community now too. There’s also been steps in getting PS5 emulsion off the ground. It’s only a matter of time. Seriously, check it out. I hacked my PS4 earlier though month and I can watched a hacked YouTube with no ads, and emulate games using retro arch. It’s pretty sweet.

I feel like this is a really hard topic to talk about. Ramping up production of oil is bad for the environment, but good for the economy. I looked it up and Canada generated approximately 6.3% of all the oil in the world in the past year. Is most of that being used as fuel? Sure. About 90-95% is used as fuel with the rest being used to make plastic and other derivatives.

But here’s the thing. Canada is in a recession thanks primarily to our neighbor to the south. We need to find new sources of revenue or people start losing everything. It’s so easy to say oil bad when you have a secure job, but not everyone does. Carney’s job is not to do what’s right for the world, but what’s right for his fellow countrymen and women.

Do I like that there will be more burning of fuel? Absolutely not. Do I like that my Canadian peers will be able to stave off poverty for longer due to more oil being harvested? Absolutely. The choice sucks, but the alternative is arguably worse for Canadians in a global economy that doesn’t care for their comforts.

I think we need to confront a hard truth as Canadians and stop whining about oil production: it’s better to burn to death on a full stomach than an empty one.

What would really grind Sony’s gears is if everyone stops updating their system and waits for the PS5 Linux hacks to catch up to their firmware version. Then, they install Linux and get Steam working and only buy digital games from Steam and GOG, or emulate older games, on their Linux hacked PS5.

I feel like we’re comparing murderers to serial killers. It’s pretty hard to say what’s worse.

I’m not sure Israel is worse than Iran. Iran is awful nationally to their people while Israel is awful internationally. I’d say the magnitude of their awfulness is similar, which is why the world would be far better off without either of them.

It’s not on the rise as it’s always been around. The members are just bolder and louder now, and I’ll wager that’s a result of the proliferation of racist ICE arrests they see south of the border. These people still have no power and are still impotent at best.

You can look at it that way, out you can look at it like this: Canada recognized that it could go down that path and so one of our political parties presented a solution so we didn’t have to.

Our former PM chose to resign as he understood he was so disliked that our conservatives would win. When has an American politician put aside their personal aspirations for the good of their country?

Still sure out shit smells as bad as yours?

Canada is superior. No question. We are just as capable of violence and fascism, true, but the difference is we choose not to go down those roads in the modern age.

Changes department name to department of war. Changes title to Secretary of war. Loses to Houthis.

Don’t wuss out so quick. This weak attitude is why the surveillance state has risen in America and Europe. If it’s ok for private companies to keep tabs on everyone, why isn’t it ok for private citizens?

The fact you, and by you I mean Western citizens, just roll over and accept this is sickening. What do you think the proud military men and women who earned your freedoms through blood, sweat, and tears would think of modern society today?