Because people (especially 20th century people) have been trained to ignore the evidence of their eyes and ears and trust only the word of the party.

Maybe this is anecdotal, but all the 20th century people in my life completely disregard what anyone younger has to say, preferring to believe that we’re all entitled, whiny, complaining kids instead of realizing that we’re adults in our 30/40s with genuine economic grievances. But they will blindly believe absolutely anything if it comes from personally preferred news media, even if its complete nonsense.

In my own lifetime, the summer highs have increased 20⁰F (mid 70’s -> mid 90’s) in 20 years. When I point this out to people and extrapolate a linear trend, another 20⁰ in 20 years, I get told I’m an insane doomer conspiracy theorist. Especially when I point out that another 10 degrees for a few weeks is all it takes to flash fry crops.

Yet these same people have been bitching nonstop about how hot it is this year. Yet apparently, I’m the crazy one. 🤪

Funny thing is that in my mind, I’m still presenting these people with a weenie hut jr vision of the future. As we all know, this heating trend is actually exponential, not linear.