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Re:Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmospher... by andyjsong on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @05:20AM (#34159452)
Actually, it's working with scientists that are open to supporting our efforts publically. We're speaking to several leading scientists at the moment supporting what we're trying to do, but they are afraid of the scorn they'll get from people like you and be excommunicated by their peers.
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Re:Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmospher... by tsimionescu on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @05:34AM (#34159547)
> they are afraid of the scorn they'll get from people like you and be excommunicated by their peers

Rightly so - this type of intentional pollution of our shared environment is simply not acceptable, even as a scientific study.

You can't run a controlled experiment by releasing gases in the upper atmosphere, so it's very hard to understand what scientific value there could be to this anyway.

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Re:Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmospher... by encryptluks2 on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @05:57AM (#34159695)
Definitely picking up the cultish vibes. What's up with these Musky villain type characters thinking they are God's gift to the world?
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Re:Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmospher... by ElfinTrousers on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @10:20AM (#34161801)
Arrogance. Ignorance. The cult of the Genius Founder that, ahem ahem, Y Combinator among others have been pushing for decades.
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Re:Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmospher... by roter on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @06:23AM (#34159901)
I would say that most climate scientists, including myself, subscribe to the lesson of "The King, The Mice, and The Cheese" [0].

[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/446759.The_King_the_Mice...

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Re:Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmospher... by zoklet-enjoyer on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @07:58AM (#34160531)
Wow, how thoughtful. Thank you for making potentially life changing decisions for myself and everyone I know without asking us how we feel. You're such a thoughtful and caring guy. Keep up the good work.
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