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I don't like this article because it is basically a strawman argument. The writer tries to argue a point that nobody is making. Climate activists aren't sugges
by legacynl 2y ago
I don't like this article because it is basically a strawman argument.
The writer tries to argue a point that nobody is making. Climate activists aren't suggesting we should stop 'growth and development'. Climate activists want governments to pass effective climate regulations.
There will always be dumb/uninformed/ignorant people out there. some of them will call themselves climate activists and ask you a dumb question at a lecture, but this doesn't say anything about the group of climate activists as a whole.
Second of all, I hope you realise that climate activism isn't some sort of subculture or something. It's not a homogeneous blob of people who all think and feel alike. The only common denominator is that they are active about campaigning for climate regulation.
- llamaLord 2y agoThis may have been a valid response ten years ago, but these days it's absolutely not. The phrase "degrowth" is thrown around ALL the time in environmentalist circles these days, I've seen it printed on posters atleast three times in the last few months alone. And climate activism has ABSOLUTELY grown into a subculture, that's why so many people now are uncomfortable openly associating with it, because it's been hijacked by radicals that demand you agree with them on ALL their socio-cultural ideas.
- PeterHolzwarth 2y agoI see the word "degrowth" a couple times a week now - I don't think it's a strawman argument.
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoThe "degrowth" phrase annoys me too, but if you read what they actually say it's usually along the lines of "GDP is a crappy measure of societal progress we need to realign society along different lines to ensure we're making more people happier not just enabling "line go up"".