Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change

The biggest problem for the climate change fight isn’t technology – it’s human psychology.

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[imfeargt]

"Humans will never care about something until they lose it"

[gkky-xxmc]

"If climate change is real, why is it snowing outside?", they say.

If starvation is real, then why is there an open In-and-Out two blocks down from me?

[mathilde-m]

Don't say: More people need to do it.
Say instead: I'm going to do it.

[marginis]

"If CO2 was black, we would have dealt with this issue a long time ago."

It's scary how true that is.

For... so many more things than climate change...

[gtbpr_]

And this is why Youtube creators are way better that public television, by simply adding a good constructive solution to a problem and not only stating a problem.

[malinzkia]

People are uncomfortable with changing their lifestyle, so they go into denial!

[taylahtv]

It bothers me so much that so many older people “don’t believe” or think an economy’s value is relative to the entire planet 😭.

[Paktoy_]

“Unless someone like you care a whole lot, nothing’s ever going to get better.
“It’s not.”
-Dr. Seuss

[MrFindX]

So basically what this video is saying is that direct guilt tripping doesn't work, but comparing people to others does work. This is really interesting and it makes me think that the next time I talk climate change I should just tell people what I've learned from others

[kmdash]

When people say "people aren't good at thinking about climate change, " that ignores the fact that young people all over the world are fighting for green policies and trying to lower their carbon footprint. It tend to be older people who won't live long enough to feel the effects of climate change, and who disproportionately impact policy, that don't want to do anything. Older people and massive corporations block action on climate change, and then we generalize to all people not caring about climate change.

[kyliecrown]

“Save the bees” the fast fashion shirt made of polyester says

[natebienne]

It’s sad that this was posted 3 years ago and the damage we have done in that time has caused many more years of fixing. It’s sad

[michaelwells]

air drying? here I am so poor ive always just thought of it as drying...

[Vilakazi]

Why are humans so bad at thinking in general?

[mrmister]

I must not be human because for the past few months I've thought about it literally everyday and it makes me mad knowing I can't do anything about it and anything I do barely helps, one person can't stop climate change by himself

[emily.]

I seriously hate this I care about the world and animals so much... I want to help when I'm older and have money... but everytime I think about it I cry. I dwell. I feel defeat because either people arent taking enough action or people deny its a serious issue all together. I dont have the strength to watch the rest of the video. Im sad, a cloud is above my head. Someone fix this world...

[laylavro]

This was a warning: two years later we still haven’t done anything

[jamesburgessk]

I feel like saying climate change isn't real is like saying "my room is not dirty" when it clearly is, so you can stall for as long as you can from not cleaning it.

[ievita]

I sadly met lots of people saying “naaahh, climates been changing since the very beginning, humans have literally nothing to do with it”. Or that plastic in the bottom of the oceans is really not a big deal, as its not on their front lawn. Everytime i want to slap them in the face.

[alexs]

“People listened to scientists”

Ahh the past, when people had common sense