The difference for the cold war was it was an imminent, visible threat, that short term decisions could change, where it is beneficial to all parties to prevent it. Climate change is just about the opposite in every possible way.
There was uncertainty of what might happen in the cold war, but this time we have near certainty that there will be extreme consequences due to climate change, the uncertainty is what other negatives might come with it.
It’s a little annoying that staying the reality is “doomerism” when I’m still actively fighting against it, and I think it’s a bit harmful to compare it to other situations where we weren’t so absolutely certain of the extreme consequences we will face. If the building is on fire you don’t say it’s not to prevent panic, you want people to know how serious it is.
The difference for the cold war was it was an imminent, visible threat, that short term decisions could change, where it is beneficial to all parties to prevent it. Climate change is just about the opposite in every possible way.
There was uncertainty of what might happen in the cold war, but this time we have near certainty that there will be extreme consequences due to climate change, the uncertainty is what other negatives might come with it.
It’s a little annoying that staying the reality is “doomerism” when I’m still actively fighting against it, and I think it’s a bit harmful to compare it to other situations where we weren’t so absolutely certain of the extreme consequences we will face. If the building is on fire you don’t say it’s not to prevent panic, you want people to know how serious it is.