I disagree with your comment about climate change deniers.
They help to reinforce a mindset that experts are not worth listening to and give some creedence to doubters who support political attempts to continue as normal.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 3 Jul 2020, 19:41,
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Even if people listen to the experts.
We'll continue as normal anyway, though. Because as a species we're inherently selfish. Not enough of us are prepared to do what's needed to make a difference, because we're all expecting the folk next door to do it.
If we want to see a change, it means the vast majority of folk making significant alterations to how they live. We just aren't prepared to make those changes when we aren't going to see a direct or immediate benefit. Look at all the single occupant cars you see on the road during rush hour. Carpooling would benefit the environment and the driver's bank balance. But it rarely happens because it's not as convenient as hopping in the car and going.
I'm not saying that the advice from the experts is redundant. Of course it's not. But for the most part, people only voluntarily make changes when those changes benefit them. We're not particularly fond of sacrifice.
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