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The memes of the climate

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The climate of the memes of the climate!

Planet is on fire!

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[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Except lobbying isn't experts giving an opinion, it's rich people giving money. The only expertise the lobbyists ever have is knowledge on how to make money, since in order to get enough of it to lobby, you need to devote your life to it. The people who have enough expertise to legitimately advise the government on science don't make anywhere near enough to lobby.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This isn't entirely true. For instance, EFF and ACLU both lobby the government for legislation that they support.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Using the money they're given by people like me. Money moves the gears of the government.