▲ 659 ▼ MIT Study Finds Gas Cars Aren't Secretly Better For The Planet Than EVs, Despite What Everyone On Facebook Says (www.jalopnik.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 144 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (7 children) My point stands But your stats are from your ass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago* (6 children) Are you acting obtuse on purpose? https://healthpolicy-watch.news/96476-2/ https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/20/1213841798/a-new-study-says-the-global-toll-of-lead-exposure-is-even-worse-than-we-thought As I said the range is anywhere from 1-5 million a year. You can take your petroleum apologist nonsense somewhere else. Imagine someone bootlicking when then know millions of people have died and will continue to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (5 children) If you want to argue scientifically, you have to be precise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) You're doing the facebook boomer thing btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Which is what? Note, I'm not disagreeing with the guy. I'm helping them make better arguments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. This isn't a scientific debate. This isn't a paper. It's a generic social media forum and people generally understand, barring any social development conditions, that exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, even hyperbolic exaggeration. Everyone does this constantly in normal every day conversations. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction, because it's not needed and frankly its silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Oh god you act really dumb. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago* (6 children) Are you acting obtuse on purpose? https://healthpolicy-watch.news/96476-2/ https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/20/1213841798/a-new-study-says-the-global-toll-of-lead-exposure-is-even-worse-than-we-thought As I said the range is anywhere from 1-5 million a year. You can take your petroleum apologist nonsense somewhere else. Imagine someone bootlicking when then know millions of people have died and will continue to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (5 children) If you want to argue scientifically, you have to be precise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) You're doing the facebook boomer thing btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Which is what? Note, I'm not disagreeing with the guy. I'm helping them make better arguments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. This isn't a scientific debate. This isn't a paper. It's a generic social media forum and people generally understand, barring any social development conditions, that exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, even hyperbolic exaggeration. Everyone does this constantly in normal every day conversations. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction, because it's not needed and frankly its silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Oh god you act really dumb. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (5 children) If you want to argue scientifically, you have to be precise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) You're doing the facebook boomer thing btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Which is what? Note, I'm not disagreeing with the guy. I'm helping them make better arguments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. This isn't a scientific debate. This isn't a paper. It's a generic social media forum and people generally understand, barring any social development conditions, that exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, even hyperbolic exaggeration. Everyone does this constantly in normal every day conversations. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction, because it's not needed and frankly its silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Oh god you act really dumb. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) You're doing the facebook boomer thing btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Which is what? Note, I'm not disagreeing with the guy. I'm helping them make better arguments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. This isn't a scientific debate. This isn't a paper. It's a generic social media forum and people generally understand, barring any social development conditions, that exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, even hyperbolic exaggeration. Everyone does this constantly in normal every day conversations. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction, because it's not needed and frankly its silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Which is what? Note, I'm not disagreeing with the guy. I'm helping them make better arguments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. This isn't a scientific debate. This isn't a paper. It's a generic social media forum and people generally understand, barring any social development conditions, that exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, even hyperbolic exaggeration. Everyone does this constantly in normal every day conversations. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction, because it's not needed and frankly its silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. This isn't a scientific debate. This isn't a paper. It's a generic social media forum and people generally understand, barring any social development conditions, that exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, even hyperbolic exaggeration. Everyone does this constantly in normal every day conversations. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction, because it's not needed and frankly its silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago exaggeration is acceptable as long as the general idea is true, Totally disagree. If the goal is to influence someone's opinion, in any forum, then it will remain their opinion longer if it solidly fact based, without exaggeration. even hyperbolic exaggeration. Obvious hyperbolic statements can be very useful. They increase enjoyment for the billions of lemmy readers and make them more receptive. Conversations don't stop and wait for you to look up something that ultimately is at best a minor correction However, in this format that luxury exists. because it's not needed and frankly its silly. It is needed because otherwise it damages the argument. Constantly moving goal posts in order to discredit a true fact because the way it was presented is not precise. If you notice, my contributions have not touched any goalposts. Encouraging accuracy is not changing the argument. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Oh god you act really dumb. permalink fedilink source parent