I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong | Climate crisis | The Guardian
as bad as climate doomism is, so is what she called “hopeium” — an unfounded optimism that someone else will come up with a magical climate solution akin to a silver bullet. “Underneath doomerism and hopeium is the question of ‘Are we going to win?’’” Ms. Heglar said. “That’s premature at this point. We need to ask ourselves if we’re going to try. ... See more
New York Times • ‘OK, Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late
part of a growing cadre of people, many of them young, who are fighting climate doomism, the notion that it’s too late to turn things around. They believe that focusing solely on terrible climate news can sow dread and paralysis, foster inaction, and become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
New York Times • ‘OK, Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late
It’s easier to think the world will end than to contemplate all the suffering to come if it were to actually continue. Not to mention all the work we’re going to need to do, political and otherwise, in order to carry on.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
It’s easier to think the world will end than to contemplate all the suffering to come if it were to actually continue. Not to mention all the work we’re going to need to do, political and otherwise, in order to carry on.