However, complaints about this always ring hollow because it’s constantly tied to a political goal. “Americans are so individualistic, they don’t care about cl

However, complaints about this always ring hollow because it’s constantly tied to a political goal. “Americans are so individualistic, they don’t care about climate change.” For how many Americans don’t care about their credit score, or bank account, or student debt, or local elections, or countless other things directly immediately affecting their lives, that’s not the case. It’s more that humans A) are bad at caring about the future and B) don’t trust scientists for any number of reasons they wouldn’t trust any other human meaning C) the only way to change this is to convince them, not lecture them, just like any other group that wants power, because no group is intrinsically special regarding human communication.