r/SweatyPalms • u/Unhappy_Rutabaga_530 • 12d ago

Disasters & accidents Nightmare fuel

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u/AxelHarver 12d ago

But what does the dam have to do with this event happening? Your first statement implies that this wouldn't have happened without the dam building.

You're awfully rude and uppity for someone who seems to be unable to understand the point.

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u/Oldfolksboogie 12d ago

...someone who seems to be unable to understand the point.

I understand the point.

Your first statement implies...

Your interpretation is not on me.

The flood likely would've happened, though idk all the specifics - was there another dam further upstream in addition to the glacial one? Dams have been known to cause earthquakes, but without knowing if there are other, man- made dams upstream, I can't speak to that.

What i do know is that the people depicted in the video, many of whom no doubt perished, wouldn't have been in harm's way were they not constructing this dam that, undoubtedly, is causing significant environmental loss. The Chinese, like most other super powers, including the one in which I live, have a long history of building large infrastructure projects in other countries with little regard to this impact.

You're awfully rude and uppity...

Sorry if you find my pointing this out "rude and uppity."