I'm saying this b/c I know many ppl feel deep despair about climate, especially post-election. I struggle every day. You are not alone. 2/
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There are days where I literally can't work. I'll read a story & shut down for rest of the day. Not much helps besides exercise & time. 3/
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The counselor said: "Do what you can", which I think is simple & powerful advice. I'm going to start working a lot more on mindfulness. 4/
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Despair is natural when there's objective evidence of a shared existential problem we're not addressing adequately. You feel alone. 5/
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You feel powerless. You feel like nothing matters. Your relationships suffer. You feel guilty for "not doing more" 6/
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But what the hell am I supposed to do? Write another blog post? Our secretary of state is the fucking Exxon CEO. 7/
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Last year we lost a huge chunk of the Great Barrier Reef. We are literally ending existence of animals that were here for millions of yrs 8/
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We don't deserve this planet. There are (many) days when I think it would be better off without us. <cue climate denier trolls> 9/
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How am I supposed to do my job—literally to chronicle planetary suicide—w/o experiencing deep existential despair myself? Impossible 10/
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To me, our emotional/psychological response is *the* story on climate change. It defines how (and if) we will solve the problem. 11/
So true. Thank you for enlarging the conceptual space between denial and despair. #resilience
Try to recognize absolute hubris inherent in your blind belief humans can SOLVE planetary issue. It's NOT all abt u or humans!
reading your tweets Eric. Remember it's not you on your own. Frustrating but a shared issue.
Calm down: Here is the reality on climate change: Actual temp observations 2.5 times less than climate model forecasts
David Hume is v good on this - the way the political situation is really about people's emotions/feelings
this thread resonated so much - I'm going to use when I teach climate change in the future. To have the convo that is hard
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I find this of some help..
Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene nyti.ms/1eB1kCC
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