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Fully agree with you that if we do nothing, we're heading for a world of pain. But I never said we should do nothing. In fact I pointed out we already have oth

by ArnoVW 6y ago

Fully agree with you that if we do nothing, we're heading for a world of pain. But I never said we should do nothing. In fact I pointed out we already have other options. Real ones, today, that we know will work. Eat less meat. Drive less and smaller cars. Use less packaging, clothing, etc. Build smaller and better houses, that need less air-conditioning and heating. Put a price on CO2 and let the market figure it out. But no-one likes them. So sure, if we keep sticking our heads in the sand we're heading for megadeaths. Sure, it would be nice if technology could help us get out of this mess without sacrificing our way of life. But the technology does not exist today. And certainly not one that has a better chance of being accepted than the other measures I've already listed.

ganzuul 6y ago
By changing the narrative all kinds of things become possible. We see today that society can eat trillions in economic losses to save people from a virus. We can replicate this communication structure to deal with longer-term threats to the survival of our species. It is all about building up the political momentum that gets us a moonshot. Once we are pouring resources into this project perceptions on what is acceptable energy use will also change. People will see society rowing the boat in one direction, and outliers rowing in the wrong direction (excessive emission) will be scorned. Changing the narrative to terraforming has the potential to unite mankind, while the climate change narrative has been divisive as pollution becomes a commodity to barter for. With enough cleverness in how the idea is presented the money allotted national defense can be re-purposed for climate defense. The 'creating jobs' narrative can also be utilized. - We just need to start talking in this way that I'm prototyping here until it catches on.

by ArnoVW 6y ago

ganzuul 6y ago

By changing the narrative all kinds of things become possible. We see today that society can eat trillions in economic losses to save people from a virus. We can replicate this communication structure to deal with longer-term threats to the survival of our species. It is all about building up the political momentum that gets us a moonshot. Once we are pouring resources into this project perceptions on what is acceptable energy use will also change. People will see society rowing the boat in one direction, and outliers rowing in the wrong direction (excessive emission) will be scorned. Changing the narrative to terraforming has the potential to unite mankind, while the climate change narrative has been divisive as pollution becomes a commodity to barter for. With enough cleverness in how the idea is presented the money allotted national defense can be re-purposed for climate defense. The 'creating jobs' narrative can also be utilized. - We just need to start talking in this way that I'm prototyping here until it catches on.