Meritocracy of Serving Capital
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24223242
What a weird take. Science has always been the persuit of few. Even before climate change was noticed.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/25/we-have-emotions-too-climate-scientists-respond-to-attacks-on-objectivity
they've been predicting, warning, screaming about it for 20-30-40 years and the toll on their mental health from the lack of action is significant.
https://grist.org/science/lost-history-climate-1960s-clean-air-act-supreme-court/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/11/30-years-ago-scientists-warned-congress-on-global-warming-what-they-said-sounds-eerily-familiar/
the scientists have been trying to get people to listen.
The gathered evidence indicates that predicting, warning, screaming does not work. It's foolish to persue a known failing strategy.
this is incredibly well put.
And I've long wondered if we could ever rally humanity to a goal worthy of it's efforts - above economics and nationalism and racism and colonialism - can humanity be galvanized to defend itself when the threat is made clear.
So far I'd say: Not likely.