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I'll add my voice to the complaints on doomerism. Frustrating how much of the discourse is on blame and shame. Ignoring that we have done rather well compared

• consteval 2y ago
  When our incoming president proposes to appoint a climate change denier as the head of the Department of Energy and also plans to raise oil subsidies while dissolving subsidies for clean energy, I think perhaps enough shame has not been handed out. We've let blatant lies and science denial get way too far. We currently have people completely detached from reality running our nation states, and we have droves of people who will believe them when they say the sky is green. From a sociopolitical perspective, it's bad.
  • taeric 2y ago
    I voted against this administration, and I still think shame is the wrong choice. Agreed we have allowed blatant lies too much leeway. But progress can be had without shame. I think back to when better lights were hitting the market. People would regularly scold folks for having their current lights on too long. "Just turn your lights out to save energy" was a common view. It was comically misguided, though. Modern lights use a laughably low amount of energy. Same goes for a lot. People love to complain that things don't last as long. Ignoring that energy use is plummeting on things. It is still largely valid that you should not replace a car on a whim. I think justifying my 2000 truck is getting harder every year. Granted, to your point, seeing Buttigieg have to defend encouraging electric vehicles was frustrating. To that end, I'll push it is less shame that is needed, but more accountability. Especially at the leadership level.