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[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 34 points 3 days ago

Who the fuck would have any benefit? I know cruelty is the point, but this really doesn't make any sense.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago

Oil, coal, and gas companies. They are the ones who benefited by the denial of climate change.

[-] luciole@beehaw.org 10 points 3 days ago

If I had to guess I’d say some corporations specialized in fucking up ecosystems bribed him. As a result they will enjoy a short term increase in profits (or at least in stock market valuation) from being able to conduct business unchecked.

[-] Erusset@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago

Yep, money. If money is the answer, then the question makes perfect sense.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

The oligarchs know full well what’s happening, course. Before their strategy was in buying the narrative - e.g. scientists don’t all agree on this (cos we funded and amplified two crackpots), or “we’re actually still in an Ice Age”, or “how to reduce your personal carbon footprint” - but they also know there’s going to be a tremendous amount of anger and upheaval when critical systems of human society start to break down and they don’t want any of that righteous ire directed at themselves.

[-] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

Just follow the money..

this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2026
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