How to Misunderstand the Climate Crisis
but not in a way that is consonant with an objective understanding of the situation. And by “objective” I don’t mean a cynical, realpolitik, business-as-usual understanding of the situation; I mean the cold scientific facts of even the most optimistic scenarios. So, if you’re hanging your hope on preventing catastrophe, you’re hanging your hope on
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So we don’t. And this elaborate act of self-misdirection has many an accomplice: Governments that can’t bring themselves to announce the news like the existential emergency it actually is. The niceties of everyday life which shun the grief-struck herald. The paid agents of Big Oil and Gas who have spent millions to cast shade on news we already wis
... See moreAndrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
It’s possible to understand that glaciers are melting more than they have historically, that fires are more likely when foliage is dry, or that a political party has a vested interest in promoting further investment in fossil fuels, but it’s not possible to understand or experience ‘climate change’ as such. The idea as a whole is a hyperobject, bey... See more