It’s pretty hard to have a good discussion if you’re evaluating comparisons against standards that are not relevant to the point being made. My point was not to say that the climate crisis is as unimportant as needing to wear a colander; my point was that “it doesn’t work” is a bad argument, because you can also use it to justify something as ridiculous as wearing a colander.
It’s pretty hard to have a good discussion if you’re evaluating comparisons against standards that are not relevant to the point being made. My point was not to say that the climate crisis is as unimportant as needing to wear a colander; my point was that “it doesn’t work” is a bad argument, because you can also use it to justify something as ridiculous as wearing a colander.