What should we do about the notoriously problematic cost/benefit models for acting on climate change?
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Emily Cunningham Retweeted Emily Cunningham
My simple answer: we need to tell better stories. They need to be deeply emotional and brave and truthful stories. We need to help people imagine: devastation, yes, but more so— VICTORY. As
@DrKateMarvel said recently: facts don’t move people, stories do. https://twitter.com/emahlee/status/1228531957174157313?s=21 …https://twitter.com/emahlee/status/1228531957174157313 …Emily Cunningham added,
Emily Cunningham @emahlee"Facts are not what changes peoples minds, *stories* are what changes people's minds. *Messengers* are what changes people's minds." ~@DrKateMarvel YES! Artists, designers, ALL storytellers are desperately needed - NOW.#ClimateCrisis 1/2 cc@marencosta@sarahbbrooks@monteiro https://twitter.com/TheAgenda/status/1227756774209376256 …Show this thread1 reply 3 retweets 3 likes -
City Atlas Retweeted Climate Assembly UK
Better than stories, people talking to each other:https://twitter.com/NetZeroUK/status/1230876920973316096 …
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Human beings talking to each other as equals, in a deliberative setting, can produce the most powerful change. There are lots of reasons to be cautious about stories alone, when people don't invent the story being told. A set of notes from a while back: http://www.one-country.com/081Polletta.html …
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Emily Cunningham Retweeted Emily Cunningham
I think we are in (non)violent agreement :) https://twitter.com/emahlee/status/1231004824214224897?s=21 …https://twitter.com/emahlee/status/1231004824214224897 …
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I (still) haven’t seen Parasite - but really really want to! From what I’ve read, it’s a climate change story about class and capitalism. Think about all the thinking and conversations it started...
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agree: people absolutely need to talk and *listen* to each other. But those conversations will go much better if we are inspired with vision and perspective through art and storytelling.