Economist Stefan Karlsson: ‘Would global warming be so bad?’

[Barrett808]

Free-market economist Stefan Karlsson asks the question on his blog and gets reposted by the usually level-headed Christian Science Monitor.

Of course, for anybody even slightly acquainted with climate science, the answer is an obvious, ”Yes, and how.” Since Karlsson doesn’t allow comments on his blog, Desdemona is forced to reply here. ...

Economist Stefan Karlsson: ‘Would global warming be so bad?’

[Twillig]

1. Would the Zombie Apocalypse be so bad?

I mean, think of it as a population correction. Think of the real estate opportunities...

[Barrett808]

2. lulz n/t

[Kennah]

4. Not to mention the abundance of things we can shoot

[txlibdem]

8. Anybody see Shawn of the Dead?

Looks like an influx of cheap, cheap labor to me!

[tabatha]

3. Only if you want to kill a lot of the life on this planet.

[wtmusic]

5. "Sure, that could be negative in some areas for some reasons..."

And "some areas" will likely not apply to Karlsson, but to millions in underdeveloped countries. And the negative might only be they'd starve to death.

Yech, this shit gets me going. :grr:

[Kennah]

6. Not if you're an air conditioner salesperson in the Yukon

[jwirr]

7. He might just want to check in with Africa on that one.

[stuntcat]

13. righto

or poor people anywhere else too

[Kaleva]

9. I don't think it can be stopped and it's something we have to prepare for.

[stuntcat]

12. wrong plc

oop sry :blush:

[joshcryer]

10. Economists don't know shit about the environment.

[Nihil]

11. Economists don't give a shit about the environment either.

Ok, maybe not *all* "economists", just the ones who promote the
Business As Usual industries and the other "Market Will Save Us"
strategies ...

[Nathanael]

14. And The Maldives sinks a little bit futher under water