tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post3576029719626883164..comments2023-07-23T17:04:05.956+02:00Comments on The frog that jumped out: Losing the debate on climate change: why climate activists are their own worst enemiesUgo Bardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231859786466899924noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-79706551056084199302013-09-30T14:16:08.876+02:002013-09-30T14:16:08.876+02:00Nate,
Thanks for those.Nate,<br />Thanks for those.Lucas Durandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978045535093722565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-16434690088988978132013-09-29T16:07:09.400+02:002013-09-29T16:07:09.400+02:00Ugo, yes, on average men have higher discount rate...Ugo, yes, on average men have higher discount rates than women.<br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4469#.UkgvlD-4hTY<br />I think we'd probably have a better chance of warding off the worst of environmental problems if more women were in decisionmaking roles. Men are better as diplomats<br /><br />also, in nature, when resources get scarce (times get tough) 'dispersal' is a biological mechanism, whereby mostly males leave the original tribe and 'disperse' to form a new one. (or fail to). I think in modern human internet era, 'being right' correlates with status in a new offshoot tribe. Even though 'right' in the end means less stuff, walking instead of driving, nothing growing in oceans, and alot hotter...Nate Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047228065827556610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-21109375911377368422013-09-29T16:05:36.411+02:002013-09-29T16:05:36.411+02:00Fixed. Thanks Peter. And thanks also for the good ...Fixed. Thanks Peter. And thanks also for the good work you are doing!Ugo Bardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231859786466899924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-81446538938381119712013-09-29T15:51:25.686+02:002013-09-29T15:51:25.686+02:00Lucas
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2243
http://w...Lucas<br />http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2243<br />http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/10/16/the_marshmallow_study_revisited_kids_will_delay_gratifcation_if_they_trust.htmlNate Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047228065827556610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-64753072275051407962013-09-29T15:50:31.116+02:002013-09-29T15:50:31.116+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nate Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047228065827556610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-6925965827170298782013-09-29T04:08:35.274+02:002013-09-29T04:08:35.274+02:00"So short term immediate gratification is IN ..."So short term immediate gratification is IN and long term thinking and patience is OUT...."<br /><br />Max,<br />I remember as a kid, my mom "nagging me" with the phrase "Instant gratification..." because whenever I wanted something I would always make a big to-do if it didn't happen straight away.<br /><br />Lucas Durandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978045535093722565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-80185523094888531492013-09-29T02:26:01.835+02:002013-09-29T02:26:01.835+02:00The internal link from my website reproduced here ...The internal link from my website reproduced here (in the last line) won't work externally. To find the climate change denial articles/videos/audios I think are better than today's, go to http://www.psandman.com/index-PA.htm#env. <br /><br />--Peter SandmanPeter Sandmanhttp://www.psandman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-24840753801860563912013-09-28T22:00:56.235+02:002013-09-28T22:00:56.235+02:00Correct. Although "people" might be repl...Correct. Although "people" might be replaced with "men". It is so typical for males of the homo sapiens species to reason using organs which are not the brain. Ugo Bardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231859786466899924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-57789516101563192932013-09-28T21:18:41.573+02:002013-09-28T21:18:41.573+02:00Is it very surprising? The environmentalists (mos...Is it very surprising? The environmentalists (most of whom knew already that the threat was dire) prefer the short term gratification of glee and of "I told you so you stupid denying fool" instead of some fool's behavioral change fifty years down the road.......and the SUV drivers prefer to keep driving their SUV's now and not give a damn what the environmentalists say or don't say.... and let the devil take tomorrow....So short term immediate gratification is IN and long term thinking and patience is OUT....<br /><br />Max12345https://www.blogger.com/profile/12365889922647112795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079934161985715000.post-90324423925346708012013-09-28T20:17:24.845+02:002013-09-28T20:17:24.845+02:00Same w peak oil and debt overshoot. People are mor...Same w peak oil and debt overshoot. People are more concerned about being right than they are worried about future. Relative fitness trumps absolute, when (perceived) basic needs and novelty are met<br />Nate Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047228065827556610noreply@blogger.com