I'm not optimistic honestly. We have politicians throughout the world whose political platform revolves around denying that the global warming(climate change) even exists. With this level of irrationality it's hard to see the world collaborating towards a solution for something that in the best scenario is going to change the world as we know it and in the worst scenario represents an existential threat.
We thought that with the internet and the acessibility of scientific content we would have a global society of conscious people with a high degree of scientific literacy and instead of that what we got is the ressurgence of the flat earth theory, fakenews about vaccination and a growing general hostility to science.
I think at some point in the future we will get "used" to progressively catastrophic climatic events, and the people who created this state of things will either be dead or will just adapt their discourse as "it's sad but it was a necessary step to avoid a global green dictatorship".
Agree - it's also extremely concerning that otherwise intelligent and educated people I know that have never been climate deniers have shifted into this absurd climate "optimism" which borders on delusional that's approximately like "well, eventually things will get so bad that capitalism will save us and we'll plant a bunch of trees or capture carbon or pump coolants into the atmosphere" and is generally unbothered by it otherwise. It's astounding to me, no matter how much you try to reason and give examples of why these approaches can't/haven't been working, it's like trying to get through a brick wall.
I understand why - to have any kids right now would be terrifying. Hell, to be under 50 right now is terrifying. But just because the truth is scary does not mean we should retreat to delusion.
It's astounding to me, no matter how much you try to reason and give examples of why these approaches can't/haven't been working, it's like trying to get through a brick wall.
Do you think trying to force everyone to radically alter their lifestyles is going to work any better?
Once again I find myself confused when so-called environmentalists seamlessly shift between "renewables will soon be so cheap and abundant that there's no need for nuclear power" to "we're all doomed unless we strictly ration energy and abolish capitalism".
> Do you think trying to force everyone to radically alter their lifestyles is going to work any better?
I don't know where you think I said that. However, climate change is going to force radically altered lifestyles, and if you disagree with this, you simply aren't paying any attention.
> Once again I find myself confused when so-called environmentalists seamlessly shift between "renewables will soon be so cheap and abundant that there's no need for nuclear power" to "we're all doomed unless we strictly ration energy and abolish capitalism".
It seems like you're creating an argument that I did not present out of thin air. Have fun arguing with your strawman.
We thought that with the internet and the acessibility of scientific content we would have a global society of conscious people with a high degree of scientific literacy and instead of that what we got is the ressurgence of the flat earth theory, fakenews about vaccination and a growing general hostility to science.
I think at some point in the future we will get "used" to progressively catastrophic climatic events, and the people who created this state of things will either be dead or will just adapt their discourse as "it's sad but it was a necessary step to avoid a global green dictatorship".