• neanderthal@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    actions influence thoughts!

    Take a look at the podcast transcript from earlier. We have to believe in our own agency in order to act. E.g. if I don’t think I can safely cross a river, I’m not going to attempt it, even if it is only waste deep.

    literal idealism

    What idealism is that? I’m more of a pragmatist.

    My original point was engaging in doomerism isn’t useful for combating the climate situation and all but guarantees the worst case scenario.

    My reason is I’m extremely frustrated by liberals who think we can just debate our problems into submission. It requires blood and sweat.

    Of course it is going to take some work. We also need debate and noise. For an example of people seeing results, Fox News has been very effective. Social media in particular has been used very effectively to influence behavior.

    My objective is to hammer home that actions influence thoughts!

    What is your reason for so strongly believing that you are right about this?