cross-posted from: https://lemmynsfw.com/post/11288860
Instead, Cerezo-Mota expects the world to heat by a catastrophic 3C this century, soaring past the internationally agreed 1.5C target and delivering enormous suffering to billions of people. This is her optimistic view, she says.
I don’t think it’s particularly niave, if anything it’s just pointing out the obvious solution. I’m not expecting it to change, clearly the ruling class will run this ship into the ground, if the ‘people’ were going to rise up and demand change it most likely would have happened already.
I just think it’s an interesting reality that we’re living in.
You are right. I kind of read your first comment like “Why don’t we simply take matters in our hands” instead of “it’s strange that many accept this exploitation of environment and even humans as perfectly normal”.
It is interesting and depressing to look at. It’s also fascinating to see how many people seem to be successfully brainwashed or whatever the reason is they vote against their own interest.