Apologia Pro Vita Sua
April 22, 2018
Recently the how to say it wars have picked up again and Eli thought he would have one. Now some, not Eli to be sure, might think that there is neither rhyme nor reason over here, but a couple of things have popped up which have helped Eli recognize he has to be more like he was. Also blog more, perhaps tweet less.
A watchword in the house of Eli is that when somebunny gives Ms. Rabett a hard time, she points to Eli and says: Eli, you know how your are, be that way. Sad to say after November 2016 the Bunny has been way too serious. The point was brought home by an interview with one of the Parkland kids who was asked how do you deal with the gun nuts,
He provides a good answer. Eli never has had to deal with the volume that the Parkland group has, but a bit comes his way, and Hogg's answer was pretty close to how Eli's position in the game of Climateball.
Over the last year, Eli has been increasingly caught up in the bullshit. That is not the way to go because it validates the trolls. The only response to idiocy that works is humor, turning fears and conspiracy theorists into jokes.
And when the conspiracy theorists clutch pearls and whine that you are not taking them seriously, well yeah. It would be hard to, even if a bunny wanted to.
Responding seriously gives too much credit. They are only going to be taken seriously if you take them seriously, so why take them seriously?
David Hogg makes another point, when someone with a platform, a Laura Ingraham, goes after you, don't go after them, go after their money, their sponsors. Don't go after the think tanks,find their sponsors and ask if they want to be associated with the nonsense. And yes, if one of your dearest friends is on an expert panel of Heartland, send them a tweet.
A watchword in the house of Eli is that when somebunny gives Ms. Rabett a hard time, she points to Eli and says: Eli, you know how your are, be that way. Sad to say after November 2016 the Bunny has been way too serious. The point was brought home by an interview with one of the Parkland kids who was asked how do you deal with the gun nuts,
He provides a good answer. Eli never has had to deal with the volume that the Parkland group has, but a bit comes his way, and Hogg's answer was pretty close to how Eli's position in the game of Climateball.
Over the last year, Eli has been increasingly caught up in the bullshit. That is not the way to go because it validates the trolls. The only response to idiocy that works is humor, turning fears and conspiracy theorists into jokes.
And when the conspiracy theorists clutch pearls and whine that you are not taking them seriously, well yeah. It would be hard to, even if a bunny wanted to.
Responding seriously gives too much credit. They are only going to be taken seriously if you take them seriously, so why take them seriously?
David Hogg makes another point, when someone with a platform, a Laura Ingraham, goes after you, don't go after them, go after their money, their sponsors. Don't go after the think tanks,find their sponsors and ask if they want to be associated with the nonsense. And yes, if one of your dearest friends is on an expert panel of Heartland, send them a tweet.
Your advice please— Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) March 21, 2018
Tweeps.
Michael E Mann, the nation’s top science communicator, is using his forum to spread outright lies about me.
I have never had any relationship with The Heartland Institute. None in any way.
Yet, the lies contiue⤵️ pic.twitter.com/sMyhL6KCcW
Mann has been informed of the facts.— Roger Pielke Jr. (@RogerPielkeJr) March 21, 2018
Heartland has been notified.
Both need to stop their lies.