We need to take Climate Change seriously

[NotHereToPlayGames]

1 hour ago, D.Draker said:

Less toxic doors go to waste.

Unfortunately, that's not how our government works.  We have "regulations" that must be met.  Flame-retardant tests have to be passed on the materials used to build a house, et cetera.

Lumber is "chemically treated".  Yeah, probably TOXIC, no clue.

Lead paint will last a very VERY long time.  TOXIC, but also no longer allowed in US homes.

Again, define "eco-friendly"?  Is it using materials that last FOREVER so we don't have to cut down trees?  Or is it using materials that an 18-month old baby can put in his/her mouth?

Here in the US, we run a delicate balancing act between the two.  And the "rules" change every few years.

Edited February 10 by NotHereToPlayGames

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Also, something tells me that what "eco-friendly" homes 'look like' is the LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES last month.

I'm betting (just knowing California compared to the rest of the US) that each and every one of those burnt-to-ashes homes was "eco-friendly", right down to the city-controlled water supplies bottlenecked in the name of "climate change conservation".

 

Climate Change Agenda  ==  Good

Climate Change Extremism  ==  Bad

 

IT'S ALL RELATIVE.

[D.Draker]

12 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

Again, define "eco-friendly"? 

In France, it would assume the material is non-toxic, and doesn't produce toxins and hazardous fumes when degrade overtime.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

1 hour ago, D.Draker said:

In France

It's not working.  France (and the US, in all fairness) EXCEEDS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GUIDELINES ON POLLUTION CONCENTRATION  https://www.iqair.com/us/world-most-polluted-countries

I basically have to assume that "pollution" and "toxins" are one-in-the-same.  Seems a reasonable assumption.

France is #99 on the list of most polluted countries.  USA is not much better, but at #102 the USA can claim to be doing BETTER than France.

But what is *MORE* important as far as this list goes (to me anyway) is that Canada is #93 and Mexico is #46.

I'll say it again, IT'S ALL RELATIVE.  

[D.Draker]

12 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

France (and the US, in all fairness) EXCEEDS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GUIDELINES ON POLLUTION CONCENTRATION  https://www.iqair.com/us/world-most-polluted-countries

I live in a very special part of France, you can look up at my profile info. everything is cool here, fine and dandy. It's a magnet for 18 y.o. females, especially if add the noble D.Draker to the mix.

The climate here is unique, and the city is under UNESCO. Under no circumstances show my profile to any of your seven daughters.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

51 minutes ago, D.Draker said:

I live in a very special part of France

Doesn't matter, in my opinion.  Pollution is ranked by country and France is doing worse then USA.  It's that simple.

There are very VERY likely cities/towns here in the USA (I may even live in one of them!) that have the *LEAST* amount of pollution, be it per square mile or be it per capita, but they do NOT get "special recognition" if they are part of a State with massive pollution.

Pollution is pollution, it "diffuses" across all of the State, across all of France, et cetera.

NONE OF US LIVE IN A VACUUM.  France is a high-pollutant country, *overall*.  So is the USA.  So is Canada.  So is Mexico.  So is China.

I cannot scour the country of China and pick an awesome tree-covered mountain and claim China is "very special, cool, fine, and dandy" based on the climate of that tree-covered mountain.

[D.Draker]

13 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

France is a high-pollutant country, *overall*.  So is the USA.  So is Canada.  So is Mexico.  So is China.

The bad air doesn't come here, it's because of the wind direction. When I add moi location to the dating profile, I immediately get 1000000 bonus points. Try adding your town, see the reaction.

And I thought the most polluted country was Russia. See what cars they use, they don't even enforce modern Euro norms. Oh, I know where I can drive my BMW R75.

Visit Kursk region on my BMW R75? What do you think of this idea? I'd have to re-paint it to feldgrau then, it's currently in Afrika Korps colour, to match the sandy beaches.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I'm done here.

For one, that's TOO MANY posts where you ego-chest-pound dating profiles/apps.

For two, "bad air doesn't come here" is just so narrow-focused and misguided that I "have no comment" outside of "So what, the tree-covered mountain in CHINA will NEVER put CHINA at the top of any Most Eco-Friendly countries and NOR DOES THE WIND IN YOUR SMALL AREA OF FRANCE, a country that is NOT DOING SO WELL at meeting climate agreements even NAMED AFTER one of its most popular tourist-attraction cities".

Your arguments are subjective versus fact-based.  Start showing FACTS from renown global sources regarding "bad air doesn't come here" and we may possibly resume this "discussion".  But at this point, I DOUBT IT, it's just gonna keep reverting to DATING PROFILES.

[D.Draker]

11 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

For one, that's TOO MANY posts where you ego-chest-pound dating profiles

Because it's connected to the climate, girls aren't fools, they choose the best, including the climate! I once had another location shown (Paris) to mask my real one, and I got less messages, even though I was younger, much younger.

[D.Draker]

11 hours ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

fact-based.

You mean those agenda driven articles and "numbers" where they tell the climate didn't change? Well, I'll tell you, it did, it got much warmer, what's wrong with the talk from our own experience?

[Saxon]

Quality of life in America s getting worse, it's seen in the movies and TV shows, and I'm talking about those that they shoot for their own market.

All those green measures or whatever, this leads to using cheaper made items, all looks ugly to my eyes, but yes, they all have iphones, but it's a simple product placement.

[D.Draker]

@NotHereToPlayGames, your alleged "above average" salary, did it change during, say last 5 years?

[NotHereToPlayGames]

1 hour ago, D.Draker said:

did it change during, say last 5 years?

I will PM you.  This is technically none of your business, but sure, I'll answer in a PM.  With the reminder Forum Rule -

7.d Posting the contents of a private message (PM) in the public forum, for any reason, is expressly prohibited. Posting the contents of a PM in any public thread will result in an immediate ban. If this occurs, please contact any moderator via the "report" button at the bottom-left of the post.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

4 hours ago, Saxon said:

Quality of life in America s getting worse

AGREE, AGREE, AGREE !!!

But it's also RELATIVE.

The "covid generation" is HURTING BIG TIME right now (those that were forced into "home-learning" and unable to attend their final year of high school).

This has actually *HELPED ME* "much more" then the amount that it has *hurt them*.  IT'S ALL RELATIVE.

Trust me!  Companies are much bigger into "employee retention" instead of hiring anyone from the "covid generation".  Good for me.  Bad for them.  It's all relative.

Retention is the new Recruitment.  Companies no longer want to hire just-graduated college kids.  It's more cost-effective to pay your talent and pay them well so that they STAY.

I feel bad for the "generations behind me".  Will things get better?  I hope so!  For THEIR sake.  Me doing better should not come at the cost of them doing worse.

But then there are days where I have *ZERO* sympathy towards the "generations behind me".  ADDICTED TO THEIR PHONE so much that you can *NOT* get an "honest day's work" out of them !!!

Work Hard!  And you do great in America.  Play on your phone all day, then NOT MY PROBLEM if that "addiction" is HOLDING YOU BACK.

 

But YES!  AGREED!  Quality of life in American *IS* getting worse.  Especially for those addicted to phones, games, alcohol, Mary Jane, opioids, et cetera.

The more "they" keep doing this to themselves (and yes, many CHOOSE the addict-lifestyle and do NOT want "out of it", not sure if that's a minority or a majority), the better MY life becomes.  IT'S ALL RELATIVE.

 

Edited February 11 by NotHereToPlayGames

[Rod Steel]

On 2/11/2025 at 12:14 PM, NotHereToPlayGames said:

But YES!  AGREED!  Quality of life in American *IS* getting worse.

I just want to clarify that nobody here is glad that this is happening. I am disappointed that quality of life worsening for Americans since 2008. I want for Americans to have universal healthcare and raised minimum wage and better life. That just not happening, things going in opposite directions; for the first time in American history young generation live worst then they parents - this sucks.

On 2/11/2025 at 12:14 PM, NotHereToPlayGames said:

Work Hard!  And you do great in America.

This is not the case anymore unfortunately. It was the case in 1980s, 1990s, until 2000s. In 2007 documentary "Sicko" guy doing stitches on his arm himself, cause he can not afford go to doctor - this is unthinkable in any civilized country, citizens perform minor surgeries on themselves because they can not afford go to doctor.

I also recommend you to watch documentary from M. Moore "Where to invade next", where he compares standards of living in EU and USA.

But even this documentary did not show story's that i constantly hear from USA: person get very ill with Insurance - got check on $200.000, how can you afford that where your month salary before taxes is $3000? People who work all they life well in they 50s, still have big credit on they college education. This is inhumane.

It's not that you can not work hard, it's that you can word hard, act rational and still can end up bankrupt without medicine, without a place to live.