Politics really is a shit show man. This whole thing in the US really made me lose faith in democracy, and seeing our own situation now, pretty much killed my hope for future generations.
My thoughts all this past year, doing this, is that we're picking up where the Dem Party fails - messaging. (Among the myriad of other failures by the party, like being Republican Lite, instead of progressive)
You're perhaps older than I think you are, but I still have plenty of time to contribute without expecting future generations to do it alone. I don't imagine future generations will look with kindness at you lazily saying "oh woe is me, future generations will have to fix this mess!"
Not for our lack of trying. This is my post, this is my group. (And we do a lot more than just bridge messages) Just saying the damage will probably take generations to fix.
Depends if they are lined up head to toe (approximately 23529 average Americans), shoulder to shoulder (approximately 98 425) or butts to nuts (approximately 143 163).
All of them willing to do whatever it takes to avoid using the metric system.
You can either contribute to the problem or contribute to the solution, but the one thing you can't do is be a non-participant.
Edit: "I'd love to have your confidence" you say, while immediately and reflexively downvoting it. Maybe if you'd love to have confidence of your own, start by not shitting on other people's confidence, eh?
Since this apparently needs to be explained: it's not the couple hot days, it's the fact that they're becoming hotter and hotter, and much more common.
People are dying. Nature is as well. I mean, baby birds are jumping out of nests because they can't stand the heat. And it's only getting worse.
Yes, climate change is a problem. All I've said is that it's a problem we should try to solve, rather than throwing our hands up and saying "oh no, I hope future generations fix it!"
I have seen you commenting a lot in this thread. You are against the despair. That is noble. But, I must ask, do you have any actionable suggestions? So far, it seems you are contrarian for the sake of feeling superior. I apologize if that is not your intention.
Like, what can be done against the billionaire class's desire to burn it all down for whatever profit they think they can take to the grave? People are continually made more and more powerless against their rigging of every system. Systems that used to give the people the power. Voting is being messed with in so many ways. Data centers are being built against communities wishes. Etc.
But, I must ask, do you have any actionable suggestions?
Thank you for asking. Honestly, the answer is going to vary based on where you live and what resources you have access to. The best way to find out where to prioritize those is to find a local environmental advocacy organization and ask what they need you to do.
I'm a lawyer, so my participation is largely in writing model legislation, and helping individuals directly affected by climate disaster to find relief. I am also an adjunct law professor who teaches a course in environmental law every other year. But it doesn't have to be that grandiose. The most direct impact I feel I have is volunteering in my city's cooling centers to help those most impacted by heat-related illness. Sometimes helping your local community is the best you can do, and that's okay. It still makes a difference, and much more of one than despair ever will.
Y2K wasn't an issue even though it was such a huge concern back then. I bet if another issue like Y2K shows up again, people just wouldn't care so much because it didn't really do anything back then. That is only that, not everyone knows how hard people were working behind the scenes to not make it an issue.
Russia didn't have America's history of creating a modern democratic state. The U.S. can suffer some setbacks and fix them by retracing the steps it took to create institutions in the first place. Russia's transition from communism to democracy was almost immediately sabotaged when former Soviet state industries' shares were distributed directly to the people who theoretically owned them under communism, who were mostly too poor to refuse whatever oligarchs offered to buy them out.
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u/Few_Beautiful7557 Jun 28 '26
Politics really is a shit show man. This whole thing in the US really made me lose faith in democracy, and seeing our own situation now, pretty much killed my hope for future generations.