• SmokeInFog
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    1 year ago

    Jfc.

    I’m seriously losing all hope for a future where my grandkids are safe. Or my kids.

    I believe that you need optimism to be an effective advocate for the future. Does anybody have anything hopeful regarding climate change? I’m at the bottom of the barrel here and not really finding anything

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        1 year ago

        Thanks, I really do appreciate it. I will say that the if in that first link is doing an Atlas’ level of work, though, and it’s the point where my optimism has dropped the lowest

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      1 year ago

      I’m seriously losing all hope for a future where my grandkids are safe. Or my kids.

      …or myself.

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      1 year ago

      Take action if you can. I wont tell you what that looks like for you, but decide what you think will be the most effective and do it.

      For some thats individual action. Planting a tree, composting, biking more, etc.

      For others its political engagement. Protests, petitions, running for local office.

      For others its civil disobedience and other resistance actions. Think big profile stories right now involving more drastic action (extinction rebellion, etc).

      I will of course tell you that last category can involve taking potentially profound legal risks.

      I will not tell you which I think is the most effective. You need to decide what you think and what you are willing to do.

      But take action. At this stage take action because we need more action and doing something about it is the only sure way we can have hope things will get better.

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    1 year ago

    This is the kind of shit that should be blasted all over the news, but you’ll likely not see much of it. Shameful.