this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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Note that Canada is still on fire, the affected area is larger than many US states, and now that the smoke isn't blowing south into the state where I live, we aren't talking about it. So, maybe a little truth to that. We, as resource-constrained individuals, have a hard time focusing at things distant from us for an extended time. It's a pro-local-survival bias, so has an evolutionary value. However, it's also a blind spot that can be ruthlessly exploited by those with something to hide.