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> Decades ago the main threat in the "west" was if nations went to nuclear war Yeah, that was unpleasant. > not going to war for oil was also on the table. T
by tgv 4y ago
> Decades ago the main threat in the "west" was if nations went to nuclear war
Yeah, that was unpleasant.
> not going to war for oil was also on the table.
The oil crisis was just over, and the effects were still there.
> Right now the main concern would be wether we can drastically change our societies
As was the concern 150 years and 40 years ago. The report from the Club of Rome was the OG IPCC.
- makeitdouble 4y ago> As was the concern 150 years and 40 years ago. The report from the Club of Rome was the OG IPCC. The difference is on the public ingesting the information I think. The previous generation was raised in a climat of growth, and the notion of producing/consuming too much just doesn't resonate with most. A few decades ago, reports on pollutions were also met with a kind of "technology will fix that" attitude, as technology effectively fixed a lot of the existential problems they've seen in their life The current generation looking at IPCC doesn't have that background. They had the societal and environmental issues thrown at them from the start, whith adults showing a very clear "our kids can deal with it" attitude. Reports of future climate issues resonate a lot differently to the current generation IHMO.