I didn’t downvote, and the comment is now at +12 votes and +8 agreement (not sure where it was before), but my guess is it would be more upvoted if it were worded more equivocally (e.g., “I think the evidence suggests climate change poses...”) and had links to the materials you reference (e.g., “[link] predicted that the melting of the Greenland ice cap would occur...”). There also may be object-level disagreements (e.g., some think climate change is an existential risk for humans in the long run or in the tail risks, such as where geoengineering might be necessary).
The EA Forum has idiosyncratic voting habits very different from most of the internet, for better or worse. You have to get to know its quirks, and I think most people should try to focus less on votes and more on the standards for good internet discussion. The comments I find most useful are rarely the most upvoted.
You’re right about my tendency towards tendentiousness. Thanks! I’ve reworded it some. Not to include “I think that”, because I’m making objective statements about what the IPCC has written.
I see lots of downvotes, but no quotations of any predictions from any recent IPCC report that could qualify as “existential risk”.
I didn’t downvote, and the comment is now at +12 votes and +8 agreement (not sure where it was before), but my guess is it would be more upvoted if it were worded more equivocally (e.g., “I think the evidence suggests climate change poses...”) and had links to the materials you reference (e.g., “[link] predicted that the melting of the Greenland ice cap would occur...”). There also may be object-level disagreements (e.g., some think climate change is an existential risk for humans in the long run or in the tail risks, such as where geoengineering might be necessary).
The EA Forum has idiosyncratic voting habits very different from most of the internet, for better or worse. You have to get to know its quirks, and I think most people should try to focus less on votes and more on the standards for good internet discussion. The comments I find most useful are rarely the most upvoted.
You’re right about my tendency towards tendentiousness. Thanks! I’ve reworded it some. Not to include “I think that”, because I’m making objective statements about what the IPCC has written.