This is amazingly, I mean profoundly misguided. I know people who have tried this on me. My life is better off now that they're no longer a part of it, when th

This is amazingly, I mean profoundly misguided. I know people who have tried this on me. My life is better off now that they're no longer a part of it, when they've made attempts to reconnect I've ignored them. But most importantly, when they pulled this behavior, it actually influenced me to oppose the position they were supporting out of spite. Like any sympathy I had to their position if I was on the fence, was erased. Call me petty, call this irrational, but it's human nature and I know I'm not the only one. I bet most people won't admit this but I will: if a friend presents me with an ultimatum like "support climate action or else I won't be your friend anymore," I will oppose climate action, because fuck you. Do not do this if you want the world to improve.