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> finally have found someone championing a cause that actual experts (not al gore) have talked about a long time Though i dont agree with the Identity politics
by maerF0x0 7y ago
> finally have found someone championing a cause that actual experts (not al gore) have talked about a long time
Though i dont agree with the Identity politics direction, This comment has some great insight.
Look at who we listen to nowadays. People on IG and YT have more reach, more aggregate persuasive "voice" than experts do today. We listen to entrepreneurs, politicians, to actors and football players, but not the experts who have spent >10 years (often 20-40 yrs) intensely dedicated to mastering certain immensely difficult fields.
So the next time a little girl stands up on a podium, give it a listen and then ask yourself why she got your attention and the pleading of 1000s of diverse scientists couldnt...
- throwaway744678 7y agoExcept she did not get our attention. She got that of the media (in a wide sense, including social media, etc.), that found it more newsworthy, hence pushed it onto the general public.