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minus-squarerekabislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoUntil that graph curves over, it isn’t true. Evidence trumps wishes and fantasies. I refuse to get ensnared by hopium.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIt’s a prediction. We don’t have accurate data for the current year.
minus-squarerekabislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 minutes agoAnd predictions mean absolutely nothing until the evidence is in. Problem is, people frequently celebrate predictions, and build policy with those predictions. That’s called jumping the gun.
Until that graph curves over, it isn’t true.
Evidence trumps wishes and fantasies. I refuse to get ensnared by hopium.
It’s a prediction. We don’t have accurate data for the current year.
And predictions mean absolutely nothing until the evidence is in.
Problem is, people frequently celebrate predictions, and build policy with those predictions. That’s called jumping the gun.