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I work in climate change. I changed my job in order to do so. The pace of change feels glacial (badum-bum). The same can be said of politics, and everything els

I work in climate change. I changed my job in order to do so. The pace of change feels glacial (badum-bum). The same can be said of politics, and everything else that involves way too many interests fighting over a very small set of resources. You will never not feel helpless. Greta Thunberg probably felt helpless. But she turned that feeling into anger, and that anger into action. Henry Rollins said he stays angry, because he doesn't want to accept what's wrong with the world. (I don't think he has as positive an impact as Greta, though) You, yourself, cannot fix the world's problems. Neither can Greta or Rollins. But if you really feel like you're not doing enough, then hold yourself accountable. List the things you do every day to affect change. Just write down what you're doing. Then when your inner voice says "What the hell are you doing about it?", answer it. If your inner voice says "That's not enough", then do more. Or don't! But be at peace with your decisions.

southernplaces7 4y ago
It's absurd That any serious climate scientists should take seriously the media pretensions around making an emotionally charged adolescent into a messianic figure, and consider that a useful thing for real climate investigation and some practical policy. Either many people who work in climate change have some serious critical thinking problems in this field, or the core ideas of good scientific thinking have gone down the toilet for climate change.
chollida1 4y ago
> Greta Thunberg probably felt helpless. But she turned that feeling into anger, and that anger into action. Serious question. What impact has she had? I haven't seen any changes from her actions. People knew about climate change before she came around. What changes did she create?
- heleninboodler 4y ago
  The biggest impact I've seen is that a lot of people are very angry at her for some reason.
- 0xbadcafebee 4y ago
  Serious answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg
  - chollida1 4y ago
    There isn’t really any actionable changes listed there. I have read her wikipedia page before:) What changes has she caused that is listed on her Wikipedia page that are you referring?

southernplaces7 4y ago

It's absurd That any serious climate scientists should take seriously the media pretensions around making an emotionally charged adolescent into a messianic figure, and consider that a useful thing for real climate investigation and some practical policy. Either many people who work in climate change have some serious critical thinking problems in this field, or the core ideas of good scientific thinking have gone down the toilet for climate change.

chollida1 4y ago

> Greta Thunberg probably felt helpless. But she turned that feeling into anger, and that anger into action. Serious question. What impact has she had? I haven't seen any changes from her actions. People knew about climate change before she came around. What changes did she create?

heleninboodler 4y ago
The biggest impact I've seen is that a lot of people are very angry at her for some reason.
0xbadcafebee 4y ago
Serious answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg
- chollida1 4y ago
  There isn’t really any actionable changes listed there. I have read her wikipedia page before:) What changes has she caused that is listed on her Wikipedia page that are you referring?