Climate paranoia can make New York Times (et al.) bad for mental health, a study says [1]. Just searching for the phrase 'climate paranoia bad for mental healt

Climate paranoia can make New York Times (et al.) bad for mental health, a study says [1]. Just searching for the phrase 'climate paranoia bad for mental health' shows a deluge of publications from the likes of The Guardian - who seems to be the worst offender here - and the NYT all vying with each other for the most dire predictions and the most stringent calls for serious sacrifice. What do these publications get out of this constant stream of 'The End Is Nigh, Repent!'? Does this help them to peddle papers? Do they feel virtuous by putting this out or do they consider it a vice not to publish their daily dose of doom? By now I consider these publications to be off-limits for children up to their early teens since they need to be at least old enough to understand that these publishers have an agenda which drives their decisions and that all those predictions of coming doom should be seen in the light of that agenda. [1] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00008-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5...