People hate change. Just look at how upset they get when Facebook changes their design. Most people love being told they can continue doing whatever the hell they want. And by the time the folly of it all is realized, it will be too late - assuming it isn't already.
We should have been working on this problem 30, 40 years ago. But on the upside, I guess I have the internet in my pocket.
As a species, we seemed to have handled nuclear weapons relatively well. But it looks like we really fucked this one up.
I'm not much of a leader. But we've already done pretty much what we can. Most of our stuff is 2nd or 3rd hand. The vast majority of our trips are done by walking or bicycle. Our AC is set to 80 in the summer.
Even people I know who claim to care about climate change don't care to change. AC set to 72. Heating set to 70. New laptops every year. Driving to save 5 minutes. 6k square foot house full of crap.
I have had some neighbors notice and comment that "it's great" that we do some of these things (mainly not using the car very much). But they still don't care enough to change. Bleh.
Look at how far you've gone down the despair rabbit hole; look at the endless rhetoric - fashionable these days. It's like a religion; people will debate for it and insist on it. People fighting for despair!
You are a leader, you just don't realize it. What you do, how you do it, what you say, it moves others. Let's stop debating this absurdity and let's get to work.
This is necessary and indeed admirable.
A family member saying they’ve given up on using gas/electric clothes dryer has convinced me to take the baby step of reducing my own use. I do t put towels in the dryer anymore. I hang them dry. Baby steps.
Cutting your own footprint is good but not enough.
We should have been working on this problem 30, 40 years ago. But on the upside, I guess I have the internet in my pocket.
As a species, we seemed to have handled nuclear weapons relatively well. But it looks like we really fucked this one up.