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[–] psud@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Back when I was 6, in 1983, my uncle who worked in the oil industry told me about global warming.

I could totally have been a real radical environmentalist, but I was 6.

A second time around that talk would have an impact, and with some foresight for the next 40 years. I think no one would be surprised if I devoted everything to fixing global warming - they might be surprised at my success in the stock market.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Global warming was first modeled in 1896. And the idea of greenhouse gas was known in around 1856. Knowledge was never the problem.

[–] psud@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sure. When did you first hear about it, and that it was caused by burning fossil fuels?

[–] qwerty_bastard 2 points 10 months ago

I was born in the eighties, and I'm sure I've known about it all my life.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Certainly that general knowledge is older than I am.