I wrote in my book that there are three kinds of "doomers": 1) those who, whether from ignorance or mental illness, insist (incorrectly) that the science shows that it's too late to halt global heating 2) those—often white, male, and highly educated—who... 1/n
Do you have a feeling of the distribution of the three? I think that 3) is by far the most common and the most important one.
What evidence do you have that people who have mental illness believe that the science telling us it is too late to act on climate change compared to other groups? Why single out this group?
...who conflate cynicism to the point of nihilism with intellectual sophistication, rejecting civic, direct, and collective actions as expressions of naïveté (I would argue Jonathan Franzen is this kind of dude) and 3)... 2/n
I'm a doomer. I made a project plan for how to avoid global crash: what has to happen, by when, and how long do the steps take. Change in global social politics takes 5ys from inception to installation. V1 must be running by 2030 so bugs are eliminated by 2035. 1st Deadline: 2025. How's it going?👇🤷♀️
I write #solarpunk fiction, which seeks to fight despair with realistic portrayals of hopeful futures. I will keep your analysis in mind that it is important to acknowledge grief and fear.
Are they doomers? Alarmist? Or is it just facts? 77% of respondents believe global temperatures will reach at least 2.5C above preindustrial levels, a devastating degree of heating; almost half – 42% – think it will be more than 3C; only 6% think the 1.5C limit will be achieved
Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned
If we destroy our biosphere we are doomed -its a no brainer! "Doomisn" and "alarmisn" is just framing to prevent the above to be understood - first rule on a water planet: "Never fuck your oceans!" Its not too difficult to understand. And besides who needs complex animals? So lets destroy everything
But Genevieve, do you believe that: 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙨 If you do, the chart below might be familiar ⬇
✋ 3 here. I try to remain engaged, but it is too emotionally taxing. But I’m always cheering for the courageous unyielding climate warriors.