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Cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/12956314

"I push back on doomism because I don’t think it’s justified by the science, and I think it potentially leads us down a path of inaction,” said Mann during a talk last Thursday at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

“And there are bad actors today who are fanning the flames of climate doomism because they understand that it takes those who are most likely to be on the front lines, advocating for change, and pushes them to the sidelines, which is where polluters and petrostates want them.”

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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Congratulations; the dent you've made is a rounding error. There are 100 companies which cause 71% of carbon emissions, and you aren't changing how those companies operate without Molotov cocktails

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can't hold a pitchfork while your stuck inside your hummer.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

I mean, you could joust, and mowing through the line of horseback cops who are getting ready to attack a protest is probably the most ethical use of a Hummer. It'd need to be an H1 though, with the Humvee frame, the newer ones are just regular truck frames with ugly panelling

[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Where do those 100 companies get their money from? That 15% increase in local bike riders is a 15% reduction of petroleum industry income - if we can get similar results elsewhere.

From little things big things grow.