gh0std3v's comments

Math is not an easy subject by any means. I see the same thing when people give programming tutorials and call it “easy” and “simple”. However, once the student starts to encounter difficulties with the subject later down the road, they feel stupid and lied to, since they were promised by their teacher that what they were learning was “easy”.

I agree that depending on the implementation, a subject can feel easy, but let’s not pretend that there are no difficulties in learning and teaching these concepts, and that it continues to feel “easy” later down the road.

> The expansion of the ‘Green New Deal’ and the rise of ‘renewable’ industrial technologies may be the death knell for these archaic and peaceful people. Make no mistake, these green initiatives – electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar batteries – these are actively destroying the last remaining strongholds of biodiversity on the planet. The future designs on the DRC include vast hydroelectric dams and intensive agriculture, stripping away the final refuges of the world. Now, more than ever, the Mbuti and other Pygmy peoples need our solidarity, an act which can be as simple as not buying that next iPhone

This seems like a vast oversimplification by the author. Kurzgesagt made a video explaining how climate change is a multifaceted problem; that no solution will make everyone happy. I'm not trying to undermine the plight of the Mbuti people, but "not buying that next iPhone" is not going to solve the political, economic, and social strife that is present in the DRC. Also, the claim that green initiatives are "destroying the last remaining strongholds of biodiversity on the planet" overlooks the tradeoff in using green energy sources over fossil fuels.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw6_JakZFc