> Every single one of us needs to wake the fuck up.
And how do you plan to achieve that ? The denial of reality of human psychology and politics is one of the reasons denial of climate change is still rampant. Yelling at people with urgency only works that much, and it also amplifies resistance.
In the end, everyone needs to wake the fuck up implies a sheer resolution of the need for change, and you won't bring that by schooling people, yelling at them or even violence. The inevitable is there, do what you think is best, tell what you think is best and you'll probably have maximized your contribution already.
Contemplating how things plays out in the end is not nihilistic, it's a form of acceptance of the real hard truth about the grip we have, as individuals, on the mater.
I guess you're right—if people are not resolved in the need for change now, they never will be. Are you willing to just say our extinction is "inevitable" and face it with "acceptance?"
Donald Trump was on the UK national TV news yesterday, at his golf course in Scotland[1] and the reporter said that he was still complaining about 'windmills'[2] spoiling the view and vowing never to allow any to be built in the USA.
Sorry to make everything about Donald Trump, but in the face of the most powerful country on earth voting a climate change denying party into power where they are happy to shut down green movements for personal reasons, and promised to "drill, baby, drill" what do you, turnsout, think it matters whether we HN peanut gallery "accept" that our extinction is "inevitable" or not? It sure seems inevitable no matter what I do or don't accept and I assume that's the case for most people reading your comment.
[1] where he was caught on camera cheating at golf
[2] off-shore wind turbines visible from his golf course, which he tried to get stopped years ago, and lost, and is now holding a grudge about it.
If we feel hopeless, that works well for Donald Trump. "There's nothing an individual can do" is just a story—a narrative. As an example, the Target boycott had a real impact on Target's revenue. Who knows if that may eventually lead to a change in their policies.
I'm not saying every person in the world needs to become Greta Thunberg, but perpetuating the narrative that we're powerless just makes the narrative stronger. We all have to do what's workable and feasible for ourselves, but let's not treat our extinction with the same "gee, shucks" resigned fatalism that we treat our elections. The stakes are slightly higher.
And how do you plan to achieve that ? The denial of reality of human psychology and politics is one of the reasons denial of climate change is still rampant. Yelling at people with urgency only works that much, and it also amplifies resistance.
In the end, everyone needs to wake the fuck up implies a sheer resolution of the need for change, and you won't bring that by schooling people, yelling at them or even violence. The inevitable is there, do what you think is best, tell what you think is best and you'll probably have maximized your contribution already.
Contemplating how things plays out in the end is not nihilistic, it's a form of acceptance of the real hard truth about the grip we have, as individuals, on the mater.