Spoke to some really smart college kids recently.
Almost universally, they had a belief that climate change was an unstoppable disaster and the most pressing issue of our time.
Almost universally, they had a belief that climate change was an unstoppable disaster and the most pressing issue of our time.
The surprising thing was not one of them believed they could or should do anything about it; there seemed to be a total lack of belief in the ability to change the trajectory of the world.
Something has gone wrong here—these are the people who should be taking on the challenge, and they instead are declaring that they’re not going to have kids because the problem is so bad.
Thinking the world is both doomed and unfixable, almost as a point of pride, is a terrible mindset.
I suspect our educational institutions are instilling it, but even if not, they should counteract it.
I suspect our educational institutions are instilling it, but even if not, they should counteract it.
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