@lavaender CO2 is not a pollutant. It's a natural byproduct.

@xianc78 What if there is too much in the atmosphere to sustain humanity?

@lavaender There is not. CO2 only makes a small percentage of our atmosphere. And a smaller percentage of that is man-made.

@xianc78 Where did all this pre-industrial CO2 come from?

@lavaender Volcanoes, humans and animals exhaling, naturally occurring fires, decomposing organic matter.

CO2 is probably the most common organic byproduct. I still remember in chemistry class, almost any chemical reaction involving organic compounds has CO2 as a byproduct.

@xianc78 Why have all those pre-industrial levels fallen off? The industrial revolution was not so long ago - The planet could not have changed that much in such a short amount of time...

@lavaender @xianc78
That hasn’t been the case for at least 500 million years so I wouldn’t lose sleep over it if you can help it.

there isnt and never will be.

@yes @xianc78 Never will be?

plankton and all plant life feed on it. if it goes much higher we'll see a never ending wave of red tide until it equalizes.

@yes @xianc78 What will humanity do in the mean time?

doesn't matter, the world doesn't give a shit and will be just fine.

@yes @xianc78 Oh, well as a human being, Id like to do something about it...

why do you want to tamper with nature? isnt that literally the problem trying to be solved here?

@yes @xianc78 Im fine with tampering with it - Im not ok with breaking it.

@lavaender @yes How much is Bill Gates paying you to say this stuff?

@xianc78 @yes Wtf lmao

humans wont break it, they can only temporarily tamper with it.

@yes @xianc78 Can we tamper with the CO2 level a bit so the whole thing doesnt destroy civilization?

no need, we are so far away from that inflexion point i cant even begin to explain how fake this scaremongering around all the climate change shit is.

@yes @xianc78 Is there any good reason for humanity to spew CO2 into the air without regulation?

ask china it's almost entirely them dude. europe and usa have done their part and the rest of the world doesnt give a shit dude. they arent rich enough to. green tech is for rich people to signal their virtue. no one literally no one gives a shit.

@yes @xianc78 I mean... I care...

you are in the top 1% of the wealth globally by virtue of posting here.

@yes @xianc78 Seems fair. As the ruler of this Earth, I decree we destroy China's economy so they cut it out.

additionally, 90% of the emissions are china and they dont give a fuck about this shit dude.

@yes @xianc78 Fuck China. Whats your point?

they are on the same planet as you, they make most of the emissions, to solve this issue, you got to get china to play ball.