Dr. Lucky Tran Jul 26, 2023

Doom is a privilege we can’t afford.

“Some days I think that if we lose the #climate battle, it’ll be due in no small part to this defeatism among the comfortable in the global north, while people in frontline communities continue to fight like hell for survival. Which is why fighting defeatism is also climate work.” - Rebecca Solnit

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/26/we-cant-afford-to-be-climate-doomers?CMP=share_btn_tw

We can’t afford to be climate doomers

It often seems that people are searching harder for evidence we’re defeated than that we can win

The Guardian
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@luckytran Doomers and Defeatists aren't exactly the same thing. Plus, in terms of climate, Realist and Doomer have gotten much closer together.

Doomers/Realists will continue to fight in the hope that some kind of miracle will happen at the last minute.

Defeatists have pretty much given up.

I'm in the Doomer/Realist class.

Jul 27, 2023 at 4:18amWeb