@davidho

Politicians are also hampered by the nature of preventative action: if you simply repave the streets frequently, to point and say “look a pothole never formed” seems weak.
“Look a whole bunch of people didn’t die in a bunch of disasters and from a bunch of diseases that didn’t happen” is the greatest achievement of modern society, and most of the electorate can’t see it.

@davidho Maybe we need to play up the short-term solutions and benefits more than long term catastrophe.

Examples:
Update home’s insulation means lower energy bills;
Livable communities with transit means less (expensive!) car dependency;
Bike cheaper than e-bike, which is cheaper than EV, which is cheaper to fuel than ICE;
Carbon tax and per capita dividend would mean more money in your pocket now & help pay for efficiency upgrades;
Etc.

@davidho

Yes, and it’s also useful to look at the dominant system of corporation and billionaire-funded political parties and think tanks, which includes active campaigns to shape both political discourse and policy in favour of vested interests.

Voters might have some influence on who gets into office, but who influences voters, and what happens when elected people get into office are probably the more significant leverage point.

@davidho I often implore young people to take names so that they know which graves to desecrate a few decades from now.

The ones that haven't gone underwater, anyway.