“The conversation, were different”
Proceeds to dish out slop for the doom scrollers
The science shows the current predicament and the fact that any “good things” are based on the idea of massive reforms (or even revolutions) occurring. This makes it very easily to estimate how bad the situation is based on what’s not happening.
As the climate chaos gets worse, it’s reasonable to expect more bad news, not less.
I wish you were correct, but the popular press is usually loaded with optimism, especially techno-optimism.
Honestly, let’s wrap this shit up. I am exhausted.
The solution is of course to persecute trans people.
Don’t forget about deporting entire families if just one of them is here illegally.
Meanwhile, history shows that periods of instability and crisis can provide fertile ground for rapid, positive change. This is the other side to derailment risk.
The conditions for doom loops also provide opportunities to accelerate virtuous circles. For example, out of the crises of the interwar period and the devastation of the second world war came legal protections for human rights, universal welfare systems and decolonisation. More recently, the first Trump administration spurred new waves of climate activism.
Great positive message.
“When the world is actively murdering us, maybe we’ll finally see some positive change for a few select oppressed groups.”
The world isn’t actively murdering us.
source: IPCC AR6 - https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/
You just kinda linked to the IPCC website. Care to expand on what you’re hoping I get from that
Beginning??