I often wonder how the general population will react when they truly realize the impacts of climate change. I’d imagine there could be three reactions:

  • Apathy, as in completely shutting down
  • Panic, as in severe mental breakdown
  • Action, protesting etc

Now that I think of it these are the fight, flight, freeze reactions. Any thoughts?

  • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Many people have already given up, which is a very common sentiment here on Lemmy. They’re waiting for “humanity to die”. Personally, I find such helplessness and indifference to human life and civilisation appalling. In the end, our species will do much better without such people, so I am considering them legitimate casualties of climate change. I will not miss them.

    • Something_Complex@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      I would agree with you if it wasn’t for the fact that your said: indifference

      It’s not indifference, it’s just being able to see things how they are and still be able to bounce forward and keep on fighting for what you want. Even though you know you can’t survive probably.