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what if we stopped asking every white dude what they think about every single problem as though we all need it? 1/
what if we stopped asking every white dude what they think about every single problem as though we all need it? 1/
seriously, forget wind and solar – white men's unnecessary opinions have got to be our most untapped and INFINITE renewable energy source. we just gotta figure out a way to hook some turbines to them, so then at least we'll get something out of them. 2/
if the New Yorker is gonna be publishing cultural comment on climate change, i can think of at least a dozen writers of color - hello @MaryHeglar EXISTS - who i would rather hear from. and that's no shade to franzen. these folks are just more knowledgeable about the issues. 3/
and they have wayyyyy interesting takes. because the take in this article has been done a thousand times. "there's no hope to end climate change and we should live with that reality" is not a new opinion. and it's still stupid, even though it sounds reasonable. 4/
and it's stupid for a lot of reasons. but the biggest one: privileged white men – arguably the safest group when it comes to climate change – don't get to decide what's "reasonable" when it comes to deciding how we should respond to the climate crisis. 5/
the people who will be worst impacted get to decide. they should decide how far is too far. they should be the ones drawing the battle lines. they are the ones who get to set the pace. because "accepting" the climate apocalypse could get them killed. 6/
so i'm way more interested in what they think than what anyone like jonathan franzen thinks. and publications should be too! it's 2019. get it together. 7/
let me hear from the indigenous folks. let me hear from the young people. let me hear from the folks who will be trapped in their coastal cities as sea rise continues. let me hear from the families on urban heat islands who worry about their grannies dying in these heat waves. 8/
