You should read some of the studies. Because, just like the economic impact is not so simple as a little dip in the stock market, the environmental impact is not so simple as the end times. Irreparable damage is not the same as the end of times.

So, just wondering, what’s you background? What industry/science/agriculture do you work in/study/have involvement with?
No one here said anything about polar bears nor the amazon (except you). I did mention measurable changes to growing patterns/seasons/yields, that people who make their living in agriculture report. People who, in this red state, are by no means even tolerant of hippies and liberals. So, what’s your point? Just because some folks are extreme, anyone who says the bridge isn’t invincible is over-reacting?

Yeah, let’s listen to the bridge experts, not the gunpowder experts, when we decide whether the bridge is fine or not. Because the bridge experts, aka climate scientists (not climate change scientists) are telling us to make changes. They aren’t saying we need to halt all progress. They are saying if we don’t make changes we will be facing a disaster, the likes of which we’ve never experienced.

Yes. Because once I notice, I can’t help but be aware. It ruins the whole day.

Totally agree. We should not listen to brainwashed high school dropouts. But hey, we should probably listen to scientists that have dedicated the last 40 years of their lives to this study. And while science is never settled, there are obvious trends.
Everyone likes to talk about how we can’t disrupt the economy and agriculture (see above), but maybe y’all aren’t living in an agricultural area to see how dramatically climate change is absolutely impacting the local economy and agriculture. It is absolutely man made and you can talk to old farmers that have been farming the land for decades and they are not liberal hippies but they realize that climate change is real because it effects the crops that they grow year after after.

Sorry, I think you don’t realize this, but I didn’t suggest we destroy economy, industry and agriculture. What I did say, is that climate change is important and if we don’t pay attention we aren’t going to have to worry about economy, industry and agriculture.
In other words, if you drive the car off the cliff, it won’t matter if the tire is flat or not. So, let’s go ahead and maintain the bridge because if it goes out, the quality of our tires won’t matter.

Speaking of regurgitating [insert derogatory descriptor]...
I think the bit about the stock market taking a little dip is purposefully downplaying the weight of the changes. Yeah, it’s a lot more complicated than a little dip. But also, none of it will matter if the planet’s ecosystems collapse, or we all starve to death or all die of rampant disease.
Again, it’s not a zero sum game. Just because we take climate change seriously doesn’t mean we all have to become vegan hippies. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

Right. That’s the point of the original post. ‘That’s what my parent did, and that’s what my kids need.’ Thing is, there are plenty of kids out there that are well behaved without being hit. And finding other methods of discipline doesn’t mean they are coddled. It means they weren’t taught that you can solve problems by hitting. I taught my kid not to hit; and part of that was by not hitting him.

@rachee you talk about shame being a poor tool for discipline but shame is one of the reasons spanking is not a good tool for discipline. Studies show that spanking does cause shame (one of the reasons that it is not a recommended method of discipline) So, I guess you made your own point.

That’s exactly what I was trying to say earlier. There is actual legit study that shows that spanking (not beating the crap out of kids, just a pop on the bottom spanking) is not good for children. My kid is the most obstinate stubborn creature born and there is no doubt in my mind that spanking him or all out beating him would not change his behavior in the slightest.

Back when texting required the use of the number pad you pressed the number one time for the first letter (6=m), twice for the second letter (66=n), and three times for the third (666=o).

There’s actually some good, peer reviewed study out there about the inefficiency of spanking as a discipline method. I think many people can agree that beating the kids is abusive. But a lot people think spanking works and kids need it, but the studies don’t show that to be true. It seems to lead to behavioral/emotional issues later in life.
I think each parent/family is different so I try not to judge when I see parents who spank, but there are plenty of well discipled children out there who behave without the threat of violence.

Could be either or both. But also worth considering that just because a person can wield a gun doesn’t mean they fully have the ability to process the situation. Kids are still developing. So shooting someone doesn’t necessarily have the same weight it might to an adult, who has finished developing. Also, developmentally speaking, teenagers are at an all time low for empathy (not kids these days, just people in that developmental age range). So, it could just as easily be that he really isn’t able to emphasize with the guy he shot.

Yeah. Same except it was under the stove. But it’s always something. There was one house I rented where we actually did quite a bit of improvement. We added metal handles on all the cabinet doors, shelving in closets, flowerbeds with stone surrounds and lived two years with throw rugs on every carpet, especially walkways.
I just stopped hoping for a deposit return, I consider it a payment. (Don’t get me wrong; I took care of the place as best I could, I just assumed there would be something).

Isn’t that how it works?

Yeah, I think you’re into somethin... I’m gonna say that one is not true.