In other words, not doing the right thing, not taking brave stands on climate change would cost me a large chunk of myself, of my humanity. Something I'm not willing to swallow, as I'm also not willing to watch silently as our beautiful world is burned down.
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And I think we'll be much more effective fighters if we go in thinking we can still win important battles that matter immensely, while at the same time remembering that so much has already been lost. This position, I think, is both true & can inspire. End. Thanks for listening.
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Fear is an emotion that needs to be handled both delicately and wisely. Organizing people on the basis of this kind of painful emotion, may backfire, and I don't think it's a good strategy for sustained efforts. Possibly though as a very near-term tactic.
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But you call out something important: loss aversion. "In cognitive psychology and decision theory, loss aversion refers to people's tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains: it is better to not lose $5 than to find $5." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversion …
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