Compulsory optimism on overshoot in our society is maladaptive

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False smiles don’t work when you are otherwise convinced.

 

Often when groups talk about climate action or lack of it, a sort of despair sets in. Then some Pollyanna pipes up reprimanding people for their negativity and then people go quiet. It’s as though society demands a compulsory optimism. How dare you be pessimistic about the prospects of having a liveable climate?

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