the comments on that archived article are fucked. almost all of them denying climate science, insisting renewables are a scam, and some claiming the scam is to do "eco-marxism" which is apparently when the politicians purposely make everybody poor and mad by caring too much about pollution, then everybody becomes commies about it.
at least, according to the type of powerful mind theorist who pays for an FT subscription and hangs out in the comments to complain about wind energy.
News sites want as many clicks, subscriptions and engagement as possible to still make a decent profit. Thus they can’t really have proper moderation because that would drive all the paying boomers away, which then results in so much shit being constantly thrown around that hinged people just don’t bother anymore.
It's because people don't understand that capitalism makes everything a scam and they blame the thing (renewables in this case) instead of capitalism itself
the comments on that archived article are fucked. almost all of them denying climate science, insisting renewables are a scam, and some claiming the scam is to do "eco-marxism" which is apparently when the politicians purposely make everybody poor and mad by caring too much about pollution, then everybody becomes commies about it.
at least, according to the type of powerful mind theorist who pays for an FT subscription and hangs out in the comments to complain about wind energy.
What's the deal with comments in newspapers consisting of 95% absolutely unhinged right-wingers?
Like obviously you can find these people everywhere online, but on news sites there's rarely anyone who is not like that
News sites want as many clicks, subscriptions and engagement as possible to still make a decent profit. Thus they can’t really have proper moderation because that would drive all the paying boomers away, which then results in so much shit being constantly thrown around that hinged people just don’t bother anymore.
selection bias, these people are paying 80 euro/month for a FT subscription
This isn't even a fringe right view, lol. It was the thesis of Michael Moore's Planet of the Humans.
It's because people don't understand that capitalism makes everything a scam and they blame the thing (renewables in this case) instead of capitalism itself