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God I hate this argument. It pops up in every thread about climate change. Yes, yes, we know. The "Earth" is a rock, space, mater, existentialism, George Carlin thinks the earth wants plastic, blah, blah, blah. We're talking about our got damn descendants.

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It's not an argument, it's a statement designed to point out the sheer hubris of thinking we actually matter, which is the root of all of the world's problems: human pride. If you hate it that much, it was probably meant for you.

That’s bullshit. It’s a statement designed to sound intellectual, but it’s tired and unhelpful. Climate change is a tangible, human made problem, and it can be solved for the betterment of future humans. If we care to.

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