Challenge Defeatism. Resist Doomerism
Maybe they should turn that mirror on themselves. Take a long look at the ‘non decent humans’ within their own ranks:
Well said!
This report makes for sobering reading, but it’s never too late to stop fighting for a better tomorrow:
Remember, hope and optimism are important motivators:
and pessimism isn’t useful:
So try not to let bad news like this get you down or facilitate a spiral into Doomerism:
And try to limit the bad news you ingest, as it can be bad for your metal health:
And be mindful of the media’s propensity to favour bad news over good:
Finally, remember to take time to remind yourself about everything going right in the world
Things are tough out there, so try and remain positive friends!
Second recommendation for Affinity Photo as a Photoshop replacement. 👍
Stopping tax evasion by implementing a global tax cooperative so nations can stop competing in a downward race on tax rates
You may or may not be aware that the OECD has already begun implementing something like that:
Oh for sure. How we regulate AI (including how we power it) is really important, definitely.
Typical lack of nuance on the Internet, sadly. Everything has to be Bad or Good. Black or White. AI is either The best thing ever™ or The worst thing ever™. No room for anything in between. Considering negative news generates more clicks, you can see why the media tend to take the latter approach.
I also think much of the hate is just people jumping on the AI = bad band-wagon. Does it have issues? Absolutely. Is it perfect? Far from it. But the constant negativity has gotten tired. There’s a lot of fascinating discussion to be had around AI, especially in the art world, but God forbid you suggest it’s anything but responsible for the total collapse of civilisation as we know it…
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I mean they could start by actually addressing the toxic work culture and dealing with that hateful cunt Yves Guillemot:
It’s pretty cool when this happens. There’s a stream near me that only appears when it rains. Disappears back under the ground when it stops. You’d never know it was there. The memory of water, hidden by the ground, ready to be remembered as soon as the rain drops start to fall.
I wonder if there was an old water course way there long ago, and the rain has caused it to ‘reopen’ as it were? It seems to be following a natural depression, so it’s that or a path maybe?
Doesn’t https://lemmy.ca/c/mensliberation already kinda fit that requirement?
Looks delicious!
Actually people are voting for climate action, enough to potentially have swung results in America:
And we see the same in Europe:
And wider:
But as those same articles highlight voting for climate action is a complex topic. Our economic system often makes the worst option the cheapest and easiest, and green policies, done badly, can sometimes end up penalising those who can least afford it which is why climate change is also an inequalities issue:
These are all things which can only be addressed at a governmental level. People are voting in parties because of their Green credentials but it’s down to the incumbent to act on those promises once elected. Unfortunately organisations such as oil companies have a lot of lobbying power which can dull or redirect green policy. It’s up to the public to ensure that this doesn’t happen by making sure climate change remains in the spotlight, thus making it hard for the government to ignore. Which is what groups like JSO are doing, and why the petrochemical companies are so determine to undermine them.
I thought BtS was excellent, better than LiS 1 in many was, but that’s partly because I liked Chloe more than Max.
I never played it, so can’t comment. I watched a brief let’s play of the first chapter, but that was it.
That last shot of the tail wagging!
Mixed feelings about this. On one hand Deck Nine have, in my opinion, produced the best LiS content of the series. On the other hand, my opinion of them has soured somewhat since the whole nazi stuff came out: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-hidden-nazi-symbols-were-the-tip-of-a-toxic-iceberg-at-life-is-strange-developer-deck-nine
The majority of people see climate action as a priority:
The reason not everyone is voting accordingly is because political motivation is complex. There’s more things pressing for people’s attention like being able to feed, cloth and home themselves. That’s why addressing societal issues like poverty, inequality etc are part of addressing climate change. We need to free up people’s bandwidth to allow them to concentrate on issues like the climate.
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