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Environment & Energy

Another Jackalope

(143 posts) Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:58 AM Aug 2021

The four worst words in the English language are, "I told you so." [View all]

This not a good day to be a cynical, despairing pessimist with a reasonable grasp of the unreason of humanity.

In the closing days of COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009 I abandoned all hope. I have seen nothing to resuscitate it since then. And 11 years later, here we are.

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The four worst words in the English language are, "I told you so." [View all] Another Jackalope Aug 2021 OP

"No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up." Lily Tomlin CrispyQ Aug 2021 #1

It helps to back up to a larger perspective on it all Random Boomer Aug 2021 #2

Well, I spent the last 11 years thinking about what might be done. NNadir Aug 2021 #3

There's no reason to change if there's no reason to change. Another Jackalope Aug 2021 #4

That's probably one of the silliest analogies I've ever heard. NNadir Aug 2021 #6

Oh, in that example I'm a Philistine too. Another Jackalope Aug 2021 #7

You're "pretty sure" of a lot of things. NNadir Aug 2021 #8

You really like to "win", don't you? Another Jackalope Aug 2021 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Another Jackalope Aug 2021 #4