2026-07-14 10:30 UTC
@alx@mastodon.design I agree with your points. I'm just thinking about a much earlier stage of the conversation. About trying to get it talked about at all. The phrase 'climate change' is familiar to all. 'Climate collapse' escalates a concept people know. I don't think those who want to keep it a taboo subject are thinking about climate contra ecology or whether they can or can't control it. Many in the 10% of fliers and over-consumers just prefer not to contemplate changing their and our collective behaviour.
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@alx@mastodon.design 2026-07-14 12:20
@CiaraNi@mastodon.green sure, the familiarity with the expression "climate" is a valid argument, but I am not sure people are less familiar with the word "environment", which is where the environmentalist movement started.When people around me use "climate", I simply respond by not using the word myself and using "environment", which up to now everybody seemed familiar with. I don't think anybody is keeping it as taboo. Consumers behaviours is another discourse, mostly tied to production, not just knowledge.