You forget that she can be both a figurehead and a leader. That’s actually where the real problem is: as a ‘savior’ she anthropomorphises the climate crisis. Mo

You forget that she can be both a figurehead and a leader. That’s actually where the real problem is: as a ‘savior’ she anthropomorphises the climate crisis. Most people don’t know how to attack abstract ideas, but as soon as the idea gets a body, the party begins. IMHO, Thunberg could, in the long term, be a net negative to the climate discussion, because it allows for much stronger polarization.