I get all of that. I understand it rationally. It doesn’t get easier to be understood by literally no one. It’s so fun to get asked “where do you see yourself in the future?” Or whatever similar question someone has and surprise them with the ol’ “what future?”
Seeing that question break people’s brains makes it much easier to understand why no one believes that we could possibly destroy the world through climate change. “But it’s always been here. It can’t END. Don’t be silly!”
Their brains don’t even see the possibility of their own deaths. Not really. They’re scared of death in the vague sense. Not the specific sense. Their death. Their end. They truly don’t believe it will happen, deep down, even under a lot of people claiming they do.
I get all of that. I understand it rationally. It doesn’t get easier to be understood by literally no one. It’s so fun to get asked “where do you see yourself in the future?” Or whatever similar question someone has and surprise them with the ol’ “what future?”
Seeing that question break people’s brains makes it much easier to understand why no one believes that we could possibly destroy the world through climate change. “But it’s always been here. It can’t END. Don’t be silly!”
Their brains don’t even see the possibility of their own deaths. Not really. They’re scared of death in the vague sense. Not the specific sense. Their death. Their end. They truly don’t believe it will happen, deep down, even under a lot of people claiming they do.