[algaeontoast]

Why worry when according to alarmist politicians in the U.S. we only have “12 years left”.

I find these claims, and those similar from “activists” like Greta Thunberg, wholly unproductive both to steps taken to actually curb climate change and legitimate science.

Society isn’t going to cease growing and moving forward just because of climate change. It is unfortunately a reality that must be dealt with by creation and not regression.

Even as someone who supports the idea that climate change is a very real challenge for humanity.

[ChrisLTD]

It might be worth considering that society shouldn't keep growing. Eventually we will outstrip the planet's ability to sustain us.

[onion2k]

Society isn’t going to cease growing and moving forward just because of climate change.

I don't think that's really what anyone is suggesting, but if the change impacts enough people society as a whole will focus on fixing the problem rather than doing other things.

[zdragnar]

> I don't think that's really what anyone is suggesting

The sibling comment to yours suggesting exactly that wasn't the first, not by a long shot. US politicians have suggested everything from ending entire industries to massive increases in abortion to stop population growth. Others have suggested massive taxes to pay for health insurance and UBI so that people who don't feel like working don't have to.

"Stop moving forward" might not a common phrase, but only because their version of "forward" is fundamentally different from the current one. Stopping growth is certainly a goal of many far-left thinkers out there.

[xbmcuser]

Society grew because we made laws to protect people from killing and stealing from each other. Now for society to keep growing we have to make new laws that do not allow people to kill others with pollution and its effects.

[PorterDuff]

Just imagine the hilarity when a society made up of 20 billion people living efficient, highrise-dwelling, car-pooling, vegetarian, recycling kind of lives breaks down.

[tjr225]

As opposed to what other kind of lives? Suburban and rural folks will be just as screwed when they don't have a wal-mart or a costco to get supplies from.