Billionaires And Scientists Think They're Tougher Than The Sun, The Fucking Sun

Wealthy philanthropists with ties to Wall Street and Silicon Valley are unbowed by a botched climate experiment to limit the amount of sunlight hitting the earth, vowing to continue bankrolling future solar geoengineering tests as temperatures catapult upward.

POLITICO contacted a dozen people or groups who funded a controversial program by the University of Washington to reflect sun rays by altering clouds. Those who responded indicated that it's worth pushing through the public skepticism surrounding efforts to determine how to best deploy the last-ditch global warming fix — if at all.

Can we chalk this up as another Simpsons correct prediction? 

Call me crazy, but I kind of think mass manipulation of the climate by blocking out the fucking sun shouldn't be a unilateral decision by Pritzker and the like. I am all for trying to keep the planet at stable and sustainable temperatures that the human race has been enjoying for the last 12,000 or so years, but maybe we should be focusing on what we are doing to Earth rather than trying to prevent the sun's impact on Earth. Maybe I am becoming more skeptical and populist leaning as the sun is setting on my "youth", but I don't think that private companies should be allowed to pursue technology where they can block out the sun, the fucking sun. Leave that to the trustworthy agencies like DARPA, DOD, and CIA. They've got a handle on it, I am sure.