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> they are afraid of the scorn they'll get from people like you and be excommunicated by their peers

Rightly so - this type of intentional pollution of our shared environment is simply not acceptable, even as a scientific study.

You can't run a controlled experiment by releasing gases in the upper atmosphere, so it's very hard to understand what scientific value there could be to this anyway.

Wow, how thoughtful. Thank you for making potentially life changing decisions for myself and everyone I know without asking us how we feel. You're such a thoughtful and caring guy. Keep up the good work.

I would say that most climate scientists, including myself, subscribe to the lesson of "The King, The Mice, and The Cheese" [0].

[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/446759.The_King_the_Mice...

Definitely picking up the cultish vibes. What's up with these Musky villain type characters thinking they are God's gift to the world?

Arrogance. Ignorance. The cult of the Genius Founder that, ahem ahem, Y Combinator among others have been pushing for decades.