Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a New York Times investigation found, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.
So what’s your objective here? Are you trying to refute my point that thought influences action?
My objectives: 1. pull doomers out of giving up and into trying 2. Inspiring people to take any action at all 3. Hopefully getting some lukewarm fence sitters on board 4. The giant challenge of turning this thing around.
My reason: I’m a parent. I want my kids to inherit a world that isn’t a climate apocalypse. Even if I lose, they know I cared enough enough to try.
Here is what frustrates me. Some actions save money, reduce GHG emissions, and are low effort.
My objective is to hammer home that actions influence thoughts! There’s a fundamental material underpinning to all politics that you’re ignoring in favor of literal idealism (i.e. the theory that politics springs fully formed from people’s minds). You’ll get more fence sitters on your side with actions than you will with words, because people need to see results to believe change is possible.
My reason is I’m extremely frustrated by liberals who think we can just debate our problems into submission. It requires blood and sweat.
So what’s your objective here? Are you trying to refute my point that thought influences action?
My objectives: 1. pull doomers out of giving up and into trying 2. Inspiring people to take any action at all 3. Hopefully getting some lukewarm fence sitters on board 4. The giant challenge of turning this thing around.
My reason: I’m a parent. I want my kids to inherit a world that isn’t a climate apocalypse. Even if I lose, they know I cared enough enough to try.
Here is what frustrates me. Some actions save money, reduce GHG emissions, and are low effort.
My objective is to hammer home that actions influence thoughts! There’s a fundamental material underpinning to all politics that you’re ignoring in favor of literal idealism (i.e. the theory that politics springs fully formed from people’s minds). You’ll get more fence sitters on your side with actions than you will with words, because people need to see results to believe change is possible.
My reason is I’m extremely frustrated by liberals who think we can just debate our problems into submission. It requires blood and sweat.