MattRnr wrote:
I think these kind of stunts have the opposite effect of what the protesters would actually like to achieve. It just makes them look like a bunch of wacko extremists and doesn't change anyone's opinion about climate change.
People are swayed by informative campaigns, education, and by witnessing the effects from hurricanes, wild fires, heat waves, etc., not by a bunch of crazed looking nuts harassing people, shouting, gluing themselves to the floor, or throwing paint on artwork. That's all counterproductive in my opinion.
i disagree. the reality is that people who don't give a fuck, won't give a fuck. then there are people like me. who care about the environment. i recycle. i try to buy soaps etc that don't affect the environment as much. i try to eat/buy local foods. i purposely found a job that allowed me to be remote because it reduced my carbon footprint. i "care" about the environment, but there are a whole TON of things that i do that are bad for the environment.
for example. i purchase from amazon, that can't be good, i use natural gas at home to cook, etc. what these protests do is garner attention. like they say, bad publicity is better than no publicity. inevitably, articles will be written, there will be forum posts, and someone, someway, somehow will post a link and i'll learn something and i'll say damn. i had no idea, i need to make these changes in my life. there is a carryover effect, people like me will make lifestyle changes, and others will see and may follow.
being vegetarian (i'm not one) is one way to really really reduce your carbon footprint. my co-worker is one. he never told me, i just asked him after we had lunch together a few times and i saw that he didn't have any animal protein. i asked him why, he said because he wanted to reduce his carbon footprint. i already don't eat a lot of animal protein, but it did make me pause and think.... you know. of all the things i can do, this is probably the best way to reduce my carbon footprint.
the people that these protesters are going to get to, are the people in the middle... i'm not angry at them... the reality is that shit works... remember black lives matter too, protests? i remember soooo many of my white friends were anti black lives matters too, protests when it started. not even 2-3 years after they started, i have conservative white friends start saying shit like black lives matters...