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Sadly this kind of message will just result in apathy [in the US]. We've seen from the pandemic that just telling people they're going to die unless they take t
by 0xbadcafebee 5y ago
Sadly this kind of message will just result in apathy [in the US]. We've seen from the pandemic that just telling people they're going to die unless they take the most basic health precautions isn't enough to create action. We need a massive campaign of manipulation tactics by trusted peers or they're not going to act to save themselves.
- mrpopo 5y agoWithout being that categoric, I agree there's a psychological side of things that needs to be studied. I heard there is a brain mechanism that allows us to "ignore the inevitable". This makes doom-saying predictions a hard sell. The first step to manipulating people is not to say it's manipulation. Call it "marketing" and "lobbying". Everyone does it, climate activists have to do it too :)
- puchatek 5y agoI think you guys need a "War on CO2" if you want to mobilize the masses. Unlike the other wars, this one could actually be won...