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The irony is that boomers have been alive long enough to remember how different the climate used to be. They'll remark how it never snows as much as it used to, or how there are more storms, fires, droughts, etc. Yet they refuse to see that climate change is what is causing this change.
I’m in my 30s and remember the weather being very different in my childhood… winter never had 30 degree differences between yesterday and today like we had this past week. Was nearly 60 degrees one day and then we got 6+ inches of snow the next day.
i'm mid 40s in central europe and can clearly remember that summers were around 32°C max in my childhood, last 2 years we had 40°C. I can remember winter being a lot colder, regulary freezing the Danube river for extended periods, allowing skating - these times it's a bad idea stepping on the thin ice that never freezes over completely. And i can clearly remember huge amounts of insects, making a mess of the windshield when driving - nowadays the windshield nearly stays clean. The boomers are lying to themselves, because the truth is too hard to acknowledge.
I'm assuming the hotter temperatures are also increased by how much concrete there is compared to back then. Also the floods. They build warehouses on fields and then be surprised all the water goes into rivers. I'm in my late 20s and remember ice skating on local river in the city and there being more snow that lasted longer. Now if it even snows it's gone in few days.
I'm living in Vienna, having grown up in this city. I can assure you that while the city has grown, it actually put a lot of effort into primarily increasing population density instead of growing into the countryside (well, they have expanded too, but not by much in comparison to the population growth). The extra heat does not come from more concrete here - Vienna is one of the greenest large cities in Europe, and with lots of forest surrounding the west and the river going through it is a pretty privileged situation overall. Also, this year for example i can count the amount of days below 0°C on one hand - i haven't seen ice in any meaningful amount. All together i'd say our temperature window has shifted by around 10°C upwards since the late 80.
Edit: Just looked it up, it really seems like the average didn't move as much as the temperature maxima/minima.
Yet they refuse to see that climate change is what is causing this change.
If they accept climate change, it means they have to acknowledge that their actions helped cause this and it means they need to change their behavior. People aren't good at either but most Boomers especially suck at self-reflection.
Which isn't true either. They are not fully responsible. I can't blame them for believing that personal co2 foot print nonsense. The oil industry poured billions into that campaign
they voted for the policies that enabled it all and didn't challenge their governments. If you're a white boomer that isn't in poverty, you ain't on my innocent card
They fell for the lies they wanted to hear because they propped up their ability to have it all. Fuck 'em.
True that. But right now people are voting for the right while the right tell them straight to the face they will kill them.
Apparently that is appealing for some people. Idk.
And the old political parties are also shifting to the right following the capitalism.
"Generation Me" is chock full of narcissists. And the one thing narcissists are never going to do is consider that they are the root of the very problems at hand.
Stop it about boomers.
Some boomers, yes, but also some GenX and millenials.
In fact, the last election was heavily influenced by millenials shifting to the right.
But of course, not every milenial
Dividing based on age is part of the political agenda.
I don't think you want to solve the issue. At first blush it seems to me you have an alt account arguing the opposite.
That's the only reason I can think for someone starting a post with "boomers".
class war hiding inder generation tensions again
Stop it about boomers. Some boomers, yes, but also some GenX and millenials.
Thank you - beat me to saying this. (And Gen Z too)
Boomer already exceeded its age group, the boomers are everywhere now.
You worded that very well. I don't like people calling out generations like this but struggle on making a well formed reply.
Also it's odd that they lack the understanding that one day their generation will be the old one and they will be subject to blame. Unless people just stop doing it!
Climate change is real and we're causing it
"I definitely did not do this and won't change anything I do."
Blue M&Ms cause cancer
"How could the M&M people do this to me?"
Most of the boomers I knew growing up acknowledged climate change.
They also acknowledged that they didn't care because they wouldn't be around long enough to feel the severe effects of it.
I've never heard anyone say that about climate change, really.
Those that agree with facts know it's a thing and really would love to see it go, but what can we do? We're not politicians, we're not rich, we're not powerful.
We're separating our plastics and paper and what not, we try to avoid the car, we use public transportation, bicycles.... But what are we supposed to do? We cannot fix this, er cannot stop this.
Just saying "boomers don't care" is a bullshit statement. In not a boomer, but I know enough of them. Just saying that it's all the boomers fault is easy enough but it won't solve anything.
Start at least blaming politicians and the rich. They're the ones that got us here, they're the ones that keep is here
I dunno, most boomers I know, including my parents, do not really care much and think it's just the next generation's problem and, just like themselves, every generation has their own problems 🤷♀️
I also blame the rich and politicians first and foremost but there is in fact a little blame to go around to all of us too, including me, but also totally boomers too lol
My mother switched from "it's not real" to "it's real, but we aren't causing it"
There is no winning here
Or, speaking as someone right on the cusp of boomers / gen x, we acknowledged and cared about it, but there wasn't enough support for it to allow us to do anything beyond rambling and sounding like a bunch of fanatical (^('s.
Cancer is something Boomers fear because many of them will die from it. Climate change isn’t anything they have to really worry about because they left it for their kids to deal with.
Common scenario to collect data about gullible people and scam them later - or just to get them to like a certain page and then sell the page with the likes.
Local supermarket chain is giving away free cars, just like this post and add a comment. Oh, and by the way the page was created two days ago and has 15 likes - must be legit!
To be fair, the dye they used to use for Red M&Ms was banned for being a suspected carcinogen in the 70s.
Yeah but in the 70s basically everything was carcinogenic, even the air.
If you were stressed about that, you'd just smoke a cigarette.
Where does the 97% figure come from? I thought it's pretty much unanimous at this point?
97% was reported by earlier small surveys, but I think the most rigorous and widely reported survey of scientists was Harris Interactive in 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change#2005%E2%80%932009
That was followed up in 2010 by a survey of specifically climate scientists, whom hit 97-98%.
The 'concensus' has been constantly challenged in conservative media and circles so there have been many such surveys / meta-analyses continuing over the years and it's been hitting 100% for the last several years. If any idiot ever parrots "science doesn't work on concensus" my usually response is something like, "no it doesn't, but when an entire field of scientists have determined a theory to have vast evidence-based backing its considered settled. The only thing that would change that is significant contradictory data being presented, yet instead every year we're measuring huge volumes of data that confirm the concensus."
Climate change has literally always been real.
You never noticed how it changes between seasons? Are you blind?!
/s
Next are you gonna suggest green jelly beans don't cause autism?
If you or someone you know are experiencing climate change please consult a radical extremist. Symptoms of climate change may include:
Its hot when its not suppose to be
Its cold when its not supposed to be
Its very hot then very cold then very hot...unexpectedly
Rising sea levels
Glacial melt
Oil companies suppressing the media
Large scale science denial
Radical extremism is a known treatment for societal decay. Results may very.
That's what happens when you grow up with the National Enquirer in every checkout line and there's no internet to fact check anything. The GOP has been grooming the whole generation since Nixon.
People believe based on feelings, not facts. That's all it is.
For being a science meme group, I’m seeing a distinct lack of understanding of how psychology, especially cognitive bias, works.
For being a science meme community, it's a place people can vent about things that they can't vent about elsewhere. We can understand psychological phenomena, but still be personally frustrated by it.
Though I do wish this post weren't targeted toward Boomers. Younger people buy into this type of thing, too.
