Being right about something doesn't entitle you to control the dominant narrative in the public sphere.
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![The algorithm is simple enough that it can be computed mentally. Conway could usually give the correct answer in under two seconds. To improve his speed, he practiced his calendrical calculations on his computer, which was programmed to quiz him with random dates every time he logged on.[6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e235ab4aeudmengdjbobjyte/bafkreib36nzr3iwvbscyf4xoj7uc3lekq5vqaly2xgtgylyketfkifucbq)
![This climatologist asserts: "The problem is that if you use air conditioning, you’ll tell yourself we can keep living just as before—meaning nothing needs to change."
When lives are directly threatened by extreme heatwaves, this line of reasoning becomes not only unacceptable but DANGEROUS. It is no longer a matter of scientific analysis, but of an ideological stance that prioritizes contrition and suffering over the preservation of human life.
By demanding that populations accept lethal heat conditions in order to "gain awareness" and alter their behavior, this rhetoric veers into a form of eschatological religiosity: one must suffer to atone, gain awareness to find redemption, and forgo comfort to earn collective salvation.
Yet, the "living as before" in question is not a consumerist whim. It is about maintaining the thermal conditions necessary for the proper functioning of human physiology. Refusing technical adaptation when it can save lives is not a denial of reality; it is a religious choice masquerading as a scientific position.
The real problem today is no longer just the existence of this type of rhetoric, but its enduring influence within decision-making circles—to the point where it is even rolled out the red carpet on @franceinfo, without a hint of challenge. For over a decade, figures like François Vimieux—along with numerous other experts and commentators in influential positions—have repeated the same logic: that adaptation is suspect because it supposedly delays the profound transformation of lifestyles. This perspective, blending climate analysis with a moral imperative for penance, has deeply permeated public debate and certain policies.
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![The elder Henrichsen allegedly first confronted the biologists, who have not been publicly identified, while his son cleared space for the women in a trailer where they had been staying near Gumboot Lake in Siskiyou county. At one point, the 49-year-old separated the hostages and drove one to a nearby lake, where he used her phone to call a USFS ranger and also left a voicemail for a person he knew.
In the message, Joseph allegedly said: “I’ve taken two fed biologists hostage from the forest service. [Victim 1] is ziptied, her hands are behind her fucking back, and I’ve got live rounds ready to fucking [inaudible] anyone who fucks with me,” according to the complaint.
“So what I’d like to have happen, I’d like to have you send me a fucking fed investigator, with a goddamn badge, preferabl[y] from the FBI. And we can talk things through a little bit.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e235ab4aeudmengdjbobjyte/bafkreicb3wmifs2ycif2v2jxakpnjnefkkx2obj4g4nxnnknpfubh6x3om)
