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Comment by SecretDreams

1 day ago

Agreed.

But there's a very weird underlying sentiment on HN where many people seem to directly or indirectly jump whenever they can to downplay the existence of climate change. Sometimes, they are emboldened by articles like this which intentionally use misleading headlines.

You're completely right, though, that in this instance, soy beans were mostly focused on because of consumer trends and less fertilizer need. Wheat is just an expensive crop right now. Also, soybeans would actually be less resilient to drought which furthers your point re: the article headline.

There are a number of people who are motivated to deny or downplay climate change, whether they have a financial stake or just because they've made it part of their personality.

Conveniently for them, it's very difficult to attribute any specific weather event to climate change in isolation.