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Comment by AndrewKemendo

I guess I'm just not sure what her work is that isn't already being done by others.

There are mobs of great people, scientists, activists etc... speaking truth to power about global climate change worldwide and have been doing so for decades.

I'm just not clear about what is remarkable about what she's doing aside from her being a teenager.

As a relevant counter example, Boyan Slat invented a plastic cleanup device at 16 and has made good progress getting it used in practice. [1] That seems like something that is novel and beneficial.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyan_Slat

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