
Saved by Molly Simpson
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Saved by Molly Simpson
read — and re-read — Scranton’s op-ed the year it was published. It forced my first deep reckoning with the reality that we were not going to be able to “prevent” climate catastrophe, or “undoom” our civilization. It’s taken me years to accept it. In fact, I’m still trying to, because accepting it requires me to murder my hopes, or at least those h
... See moreWe need to show people that facing our climate future is not the end of the line. People are afraid of being paralyzed by despair. But that’s not what happens. Or, at least, that’s not what happens for long. Also, it’s critical to provide people opportunities
exacerbate the inequitable distribution of suffering. There is no question that the climate is going to change, and bring with it a lot of suffering. The question is how we navigate it.
The consequences of catastrophic climate change are daunting, almost too terrifying to contemplate, and denial can help us through it.