2024: Leas snow than normal

[maineguy]

Sorry, I have a Ph.D. I simply cannot be bothered to take the time to respond to silliness like this.

This is what these arguments always boil down to...I'm smarter than you...you are ignorant. I'm pretty sure that Ph.D has nothing to do with hard science.

These arguments serve no good purpose other than to get people pissed off at others. Nobody is going to have their opinion changed. Nobody. The ham radio forum that I frequent has an absolute prohibition on politics...no exceptions. There are zillions of forums where people can voice their political opinions.

This board should be for the exchange of information by hikers who share a love of the outdoors and especially hiking in the Northeast.

 

[DayTrip]

So go seek the snow while you can. Or make it.

I worked in Jaffrey, NH this week and on FRI I took the back roads home past Wachusett. I was shocked to see patches of snow on some the slopes from snowmaking efforts. Talk about an uphill battle. Been well into the 70's and sunny just about every day for weeks now up until this week.

When I was still downhill skiing it was pretty normal to have 2-3 trips in before Thanksgiving weekend. Now you're chancing wasting a lot of money booking a Christmas week ski trip.

 

[DayTrip]

Nobody is going to have their opinion changed. Nobody.

That is the problem in a nutshell. We have lost our ability to make rational assessments of facts and information and adjust our beliefs accordingly. We have accepted being told what our point of view is by whatever sources of information we expose ourselves to, are too lazy to research this information to ***** the validity of what we are being exposed to, and vigorously defend those "beliefs" in the face of contradictory evidence.

It is like some kind of perverted fight-or-flight mechanism that causes us to shut down mentally and block the processing of information when our world view does not match what we are exposed to. Only catastrophic "I told you so" moments seem to break through and hit the point home.

 

[KRooney]

This is what these arguments always boil down to...I'm smarter than you...you are ignorant. I'm pretty sure that Ph.D has nothing to do with hard science.

These arguments serve no good purpose other than to get people pissed off at others. Nobody is going to have their opinion changed. Nobody. The ham radio forum that I frequent has an absolute prohibition on politics...no exceptions. There are zillions of forums where people can voice their political opinions.

This board should be for the exchange of information by hikers who share a love of the outdoors and especially hiking in the Northeast.

These arguments serve no good purpose other than to get people pissed off at others. Nobody is going to have their opinion changed. Nobody.

Couldn't agree with you more.

 

[NHClimber]

That is the problem in a nutshell. We have lost our ability to make rational assessments of facts and information and adjust our beliefs accordingly. We have accepted being told what our point of view is by whatever sources of information we expose ourselves to, are too lazy to research this information to ***** the validity of what we are being exposed to, and vigorously defend those "beliefs" in the face of contradictory evidence.

It is like some kind of perverted fight-or-flight mechanism that causes us to shut down mentally and block the processing of information when our world view does not match what we are exposed to. Only catastrophic "I told you so" moments seem to break through and hit the point home.

It's even worse really. There is so much bias and so many agendas that it has become hard for people to even determine what makes sense anymore. Once integrity is lost, whether it be in the media, politicians or the private sector (whether or not related to the specific topic being discussed), people shut down, and understandably so. Some people also stand behind "science" only when it suits their agenda -- they may be 100% right but there are also times when science naturally evolves and positions are changed. It makes it hard for folks to follow much less develop any appreciation for the scientific method. And of course, the worst thing anyone can do is dismiss other people's perspectives particularly in a nasty manner, which with social media and in politics today is pretty much the norm. So it's no wonder there is so much polarization. I knew this thread would devolve fast and it delivered.