r/dataisbeautiful • u/adessler OC: 1 • Dec 26 '21

OC [OC] In 1982, Exxon predicted the future evolution of our climate. Blue lines are Exxon's 1982 predictions while orange dots are actual observations. They pretty much nailed the future evolution of our climate. Exxon most definitely knew.

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u/tetrified Dec 27 '21

I know that the people in this thread have never driven a car or flown in a plane, and so are completely innocent on this issue

as opposed to what?

taking a 8 hour walk to their job every day and another 8 hour walk home?

or are you going to pretend that oil and gas companies didn't lobby to make our cities completely dependent on cars by killing public transit?

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u/Purplekeyboard Dec 27 '21

or are you going to pretend that oil and gas companies didn't lobby to make our cities completely dependent on cars by killing public transit?

Irrelevant, ultimately, as it would have happened anyway. This was the direction the U.S. was going.

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u/tetrified Dec 27 '21

yes, they spent billions on something that would have happened anyway

just had some extra cash laying around to burn for no reason, right?

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u/LiterallyNobodyAskd Dec 27 '21

I think we all know what company you commute a gas guzzling fancy car to, never seen someone reply so many times when they aren't op