Open Thread: Taking Climate Change Seriously
Open Thread: Taking Climate Change Seriously
Can we collectively make a difference? And what should a responsible citizen be doing today?
Here is this week’s Q&A open thread—us posing a question to the community, and asking you to reply and challenge us in comments. We’ll be in there with you, mixing it up.
We recently upgraded our commenting platform on the site and would like to see it become a place where we engage more with our readers and listeners—as well as a place to discuss, debate, and think together on the kinds of questions that have animated Wisdom of Crowds from the beginning.
The premise of Wisdom of Crowds remains the same—and we think it’s more important than ever. It’s about getting at first principles: Why do we believe what we believe? What are the core questions upon which we can build consensus? Is it even desirable to have consensus in the first place? Is it better, instead, to use debate and discussion to discover what makes us different rather than what might make us similar?
On to this week's question:
How worked up should good citizens be about climate change, and what would be a reasonable demonstration of individual seriousness?
As background and as a conversation starter, Shadi and Damir discussed this issue in some depth in last week's podcast episode:
Hope to see you in the comments!
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