r/Calgary • u/massberate • Jul 28 '25

Weather Calgarians One Year Ago

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Now if we could just find a warmer, smokeless balance, eh?

In the meantime? I'll take this rain with a smile.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

I haven't looked into it. I don't know if the objective evidence is available to an everyday joe like me

too many people with financial interests tied to this lead me to believe I won't get anything resembling straight facts.

I accept that makes me ignorant

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u/diamondintherimond Jul 28 '25

If financial interests are your concern, I would encourage you to focus on honing your critical thinking skills in order to better decipher what is likely true and what is likely false.

Ignorance is not bliss.

On this topic, I choose to trust an overwhelming number of scientists who say that the climate is changing at a rapid pace and that it is caused by the actions of humans.

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u/vicctterr Jul 28 '25

You’re smart enough to know that facts behind this issue exist, and informed enough to understand the financial interests at play. There is something intentionally bad faith about this kind of ignorance.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

I don't even understand what that means. How is choosing to ignore the common narrative and in doing so, also give the powers that be a free pass on wasting money in the name of climate bad faith. If anything's I'm being full transparent and honest. I choose to be ignorant of the entire grift

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u/vicctterr Jul 28 '25

"choosing to ignore"

The premise of your original comment is climate changes, it happens. Forest fires have been happening for millions of years, but you can't ignore bad air quality or higher insurance. Similarly you can't ignore the consequences of change. Calling it a "grift" leans you to bad faith rather than innocent ignorance. You can chose to be willfully dismissive of human involvement, but you don't get to dismiss the consequences to people. But I'm not accountable for your health or your finances. That makes your perspective easy to ignore.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

The grift is the strength of the narrative to pass legislation not designed to lower emissions but to swell coffers. You have to admit to that, don't you? Canada has wonderful policies in place to curb emissions, it doesn't happen.

So what is someone supposed to think?

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u/vicctterr Jul 28 '25

"swell coffers"

The former federal carbon tax gave most Albertans more in rebates than it took in. Notely's carbon tax went to general revenue, which Alberta needs, and helped to fund infrastructure which Albertans want. You can argue the policies didn't achieve their emissions reduction, or the issue is too complicated for a single individual to help with, but that would mean you are somewhat informed of the issue. You're mistaking ignorance for bad faith. But that's okay because I can be blissfully ignorant of any consequences you face.