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		hk__2 on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can you buy the same ticket at a lower price if yo... > You have been brainwashed into lowering your standard of life Destroying the planet is indeed lowering not only your standard of life, but everyone’s. Remember there’s no planet B.

bprieto on March 28, 2023 [–]

Relax, the planet can't be destroyed by climate change. Hyperbole are not useful if we want to have a reasonable debate.

hk__2 on March 28, 2023 | [–]

That’s nitpicking; writing «the planet» for «the world we live in» is an extremely common metonymy.

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