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The climate argument is not factually weak... but when it comes to actually persuading lots of people to change their ways... its just so weak. It's just a sad
by SmirkingRevenge 7y ago
The climate argument is not factually weak... but when it comes to actually persuading lots of people to change their ways... its just so weak. It's just a sad fact about our political reality today.
And even among those who say they are concerned about climate change and the environment - it still can be very difficult to actually inspire some sort of productive urgency in them. Climate change is the most gradual disaster to ever to befall humanity and our psychology isn't built for that at all, en masse.
On the other hand, when you see the air is turning black from the bumper to bumper traffic in your city, and then you notice yourself coughing, and your lungs hurting, at the same time... well that's a different situation.
- tunesmith 7y agoI think people just need to get good at making the argument, starting from premises. Simple deductive arguments that end up with a conclusion that people need to cut their emissions in half, spend $200/year on carbon offsets, and plant 20 trees / year. That's about right for an average US citizen, and if you show the reasoning then it's the sort of thing people can grasp and in turn share with other people.