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hatrack

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24. When he gets his advanced degree in climatology, biology or ecology I'll care what he says.

Reply to TheProle (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 06:45 PM

Oct 28

Until such time, he's just another rich blowhard peddling hopium.

He's a slightly more intelligent version of Jeff Bezos blathering about millions of people living in space within 20 years, and robots visiting the moon.

It's like the whole lot of them are writing for "Boy's Life" circa 1962: "While Mr. Davis will orbit Earth for his vacation, Janet and the kids are spending part of their summer in Atlantea, America's domed city under the ocean!"

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I agree Kaleva Oct 28 #22

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It will lead to CIVILIZATION'S demise NickB79 Oct 28 #23

When he gets his advanced degree in climatology, biology or ecology I'll care what he says. hatrack Oct 28 #24

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