Thanks for the encouragement, Ron. We'll see what comes of it.
Discussing things here in our Ecosophia bubble is useful to a certain extent, because shoring up our sense of sanity in the midst of the storm is so necessary.
But beyond that extent, unless we find ways to discuss things outside of our like-minded groups, we won't really change anything.
The tyrants don't hold power because they're somehow smarter or innately more powerful than the rest of us. They hold power because they have public opinion on their side. And the way to shift public opinion is to talk to people, gradually and bit by bit, and *show* (not tell) how much more reasonable you are than the tyrants.
Re: Trust in Science, Revisited
Discussing things here in our Ecosophia bubble is useful to a certain extent, because shoring up our sense of sanity in the midst of the storm is so necessary.
But beyond that extent, unless we find ways to discuss things outside of our like-minded groups, we won't really change anything.
The tyrants don't hold power because they're somehow smarter or innately more powerful than the rest of us. They hold power because they have public opinion on their side. And the way to shift public opinion is to talk to people, gradually and bit by bit, and *show* (not tell) how much more reasonable you are than the tyrants.
Dylan