Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Reacting to climate change doesn’t have to mean we destroy industry and economy. But it does mean we have to make changes, based on projections (which aren’t always perfect). You might have a different perspective if you lived in an area with many foundries that switched from coke fired cupolas to electromagnetic induction furnaces. You might see/feel/smell the impact on air quality and wild life. Oh yeah, and from a profit and resource model, the induction furnaces get hotter, maintain a more stable temperature and once the cost of switching is amortized, cost less to operate while consuming less resource—oh yeah and is better for the environment, especially when the electricity used to power it comes from renewable resources (like hydroelectric power).
There’s a balance; it’s not all taxing cow farts and crippling industry.

Ever notice how sometimes the weather man is wrong? Oh wow, he’s very often right or at least close, but sometimes wrong. The data and predictive models used to create the projections are pretty good. They save lives by forecasting storm conditions and temperatures. But sometimes they are wrong. Because you can’t actually predict exactly what is going to happen or when. And that’s a big part of the problem. Maybe the polar bears could die out as soon as 2015 (I don’t actually know what you’re talking about here but I know it’s one of your favorites), maybe they will last longer. We still trust the weather man, even though he’s wrong sometimes, but it benefits our day to day to know if it will rain or what the high/low is.

As a parent, it’s important for schools to teach these things. Yes, parents are responsible for teaching their kids, but at a certain point kids become resistant to the things their parents say simply because their parents said it.

That man doesn’t have boxers nor jeans.../

Sometimes I give myself the creeps.

Yeah, but he has the leverage to do it. His tenants don’t.

Well said.

Amen.

It’s like when you eat something and you think it tastes like [chicken]. The wines don’t actually have chocolate or citrus or cherry in them, but they have flavors/scents that are similar.
Personally, I’m a fan of the heavy tannic wines. I like the deep dark bold flavors. Though I can’t abide a Syrah/Shiraz.

Yeah. We did this too. Except it was actually low on battery. And it beeped so long that we stopped hearing it. But then occasionally someone new would turn up and be like, omg how can you stand it?!? We eventually changed it, so we didn’t die in a fire. But yeah. You can get used to most anything.

I’m with you, in that I largely disagree with the way our taxes are spent (but I doubt we disagree on the same points). And while income taxes don’t support those things entirely, they are a part of it.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not in love with the taxes, especially not the way they are used. But I do believe that taxes are necessary.

I’m not sure I can call it rent, but taxes are essential and they pay for things we all use.
I suspect you drive on the roads. And benefit from being in a society with people who are at least minimally educated. Our taxes pay for CDC, a crucial organization in this pandemic. And supporting infrastructure in other countries is actually beneficial to us.
You like to call people to the mat and insult them for regurgitating this or that, but you do the same. You talk about how everything you disagree with is dumb and then when someone calls you out, you throw in some misdirection, more insults or just plain ignore it.