I'm not a denialist, and try to do what I can without living as a hermit.
There's so many variables though. Most of them are out of my control, outside of voting, and in the realm of collective action, politics, and law, at a global level. Even things like voting are fraught as issues are often pitted against one another.
Then too, there's human capacity for invention, which often surprises. People are good at rising to threats with technology. Also, without being dismissive, the planet and life survived much warmer than anything we're facing.
Finally, many of the obstacles aren't physical I think, but sociological or psychological. It's often not about chemical composition of exhaust, but societally condoned narcissism, bias, and fraud.
I definitely care, and wish it were a higher priority for society. But there's so many variables involved, and such a systemic thing. I'd say I'm hopeless but that's not right: it's more like clueless about what will happen or whether any decision I make will make a difference. You just make a decision based on some value, the best you can, and watch.
There's so many variables though. Most of them are out of my control, outside of voting, and in the realm of collective action, politics, and law, at a global level. Even things like voting are fraught as issues are often pitted against one another.
Then too, there's human capacity for invention, which often surprises. People are good at rising to threats with technology. Also, without being dismissive, the planet and life survived much warmer than anything we're facing.
Finally, many of the obstacles aren't physical I think, but sociological or psychological. It's often not about chemical composition of exhaust, but societally condoned narcissism, bias, and fraud.
I definitely care, and wish it were a higher priority for society. But there's so many variables involved, and such a systemic thing. I'd say I'm hopeless but that's not right: it's more like clueless about what will happen or whether any decision I make will make a difference. You just make a decision based on some value, the best you can, and watch.