“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”

  • trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    281·
    1 year ago

    “They would really resist. They just started saying the most amazing things back to me, like, ‘But it’s natural,’ or ‘It’s green, it’s good,’” he said. “[These were] smart, educated people, and their words were showing that they did not know what natural gas is.”

    It doesn’t sound like they were.

    • CraigeryTheKid@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      reminds me of a personal story - I’ve been telling my dad to lose weight / eat healthier for years. we go to a fast food joint, and he orders 2 sandwiches and fries.

      I tell him that’s way too much food.

      My mom, points to the fries, and says “these are healthy though, these are SWEET POTATO fries”. Straight-faced, unironic, like it completely answered my concern.

      People are surprisingly stupid.