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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they're trying to say that doing anything now is too little too late

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A defeatest attitude only makes things worse faster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't agree with them, and am trying very hard to be optimistic about climate change

[–] RegularGoose 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

False optimism is as toxic as unjustified defeatism. Be realistic.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 1 points 2 years ago

Being realistic would be pessimistic in this case.

The science clearly says we're already fucked. We'd not only have to reach zero emissions but actively start removing previous emissions from the atmosphere.

Afaik no one's even trying on the second part.