Talked to a very smart person this afternoon who reminded me: climate fatalism ("it's too late") is a soft form of denialism.

Everything we do from here is worthwhile. It counts, it makes a difference. No matter what damage has been done, we can still make things better than if we had done nothing. We can still look after the world, look after our friends and family. Action has results.

@stephen These little things make me smile, because they help the local situation. Making changes with good local impacts is a key defense to the 'drop in the bucket' fatalism.

Fenceposts: Futurepost and the soft plastics scheme would likely not have started without passionate individuals making this an issue that could not just be ignored. Another firm reworks broken tall vineyard fenceposts into short posts for other farms, made economic because burning them is no longer accepted.