the desire to have or already having had children usually leads to one one these stances: 1/ climate change can be “won” 2/ climate change is overblown otherwise life is too painful to bear
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if there is a belief in individualism and suspicion of mass movements, only (2) is possible. thus extreme denial of any need to change at all
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(1) requires either the power of the Mass Movements or the power of a minority wielding massive Technological Leverage. it requires a belief in “Love” or “Science”
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so one stance leads to extreme change and brittle systems with high momentum and interconnectedness the other is a system of isolation and suspicion
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ironically they tend to create shadow effects of the other group: the desire for tech and connectedness creates the social media that long term creates alienation & isolation the desire for individual sovereignty/agency leads to joining conspiracy & kinda-nazi groups
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this is the root energy behind every civil war that creates a schism no matter the micro/macro level it’s the differing stances towards the future of the sacred children
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it’s usually between the ones who have taken on parental roles vs those who are screaming inside “I was supposed to be your future!!” e.g. the boomer/millennial conflict
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ingroup conflicts also often occur when a new member proposes new ideas that r thought in line with the groups values but rejected by a heavy fisted elder figure trying to maintain leace same energy
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