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Ford_Prefect

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22. I found ZERO checkable references in the article. The author "Max Olivier" cites no studies or reputable individuals.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:23 AM
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While the topic may indeed be relevant or even correctly represented the author is not an expert and doesn't cite any data or dates of reference. It reads like an environmental "scare you" only slightly less sensational than Murdoch would publish.

I am not disputing the need to pay attention to changes in the ocean due to Climate Change. I am questioning this particular version and how it was presented and composed.

Max Olivier is listed as the author but I can find no references to an actual person. The page showing content listed under his byline reads like an AI version of quite a few topics. Informative perhaps, but with no actual references.

I strongly suspect this was written by an AI program pretending to be such a person.

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