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I think the abstraction of humanity as a group of which every human being is part of is something that many people understand. People care about the messages th

I think the abstraction of humanity as a group of which every human being is part of is something that many people understand. People care about the messages they hear, and most of them still hear a message that says there's no real issue and it's possible to keep living the way they live, and it's possible for everyone to keep living the way they live. Many people would be okay if the message was: we are all going to have to change the way we live, including the rich.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
That's fair. I do too subscribe to the abstraction of humanity as a group. I guess what I'm saying is that even with climate change, survival of humanity is not at stake. We're unlikely to collapse the climate to the point where no humans can survive anywhere on the planet. What's under threat is survival of our technological civilization, of our ways of life, of our grandchildren. The danger is that a lot of people will suffer greatly and die prematurely, and that the future will only contain more suffering.