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		bprieto on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can you buy the same ticket at a lower price if yo... Relax, the planet can't be destroyed by climate change. Hyperbole are not useful if we want to have a reasonable debate.

hk__2 on March 28, 2023 [–]

That’s nitpicking; writing «the planet» for «the world we live in» is an extremely common metonymy.

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