I have gone from activism to some kind of cynical acceptance. Fundamentally people don’t really care so you might as well go on that cruise or fly out to see the coral reefs before they die.
Try to account for possible scenarios when deciding where to live. Not too far south, on high ground.
I do find it hard to get used to the idea that everything will (probably) keep getting harder. More frequent pride spikes, weird weather, more instability. But even within that I think you can carry on happily if you only focus on what you can control. Possibly this attitude is what helped get us into this mess in the first place.
The problem isn't the people, it's that the power structures in our society are designed to concentrate power and to transmit themselves from one generation to the next, and they are not designed to make sound decisions. I think of it as a parasite that has latched onto our society. It feeds on our culture, our creativity and innovation. It seeks to conflate itself with our society and to tell us that, without it, there would be chaos and violence, that we need it to survive. But it's not true.
I understand the despair. But it is not too late and the problem is not "human nature". The problem is a status quo that can be abolished.
I'm still an activist. But I've decided that if the EU continue to move as slowly, if my country leaders keep their path and if my fellow citizens still vote for the same idiots (or change to fascists) next time, I'm out.
All the money my local bank is putting in local project will go to Total and Exxon, i will stop my hiking vacations and choose all inclusive hostels on others continents, and visit cities or areas that will become unlivable in the future.
Or maybe not. But i decided that this next five years will be the last years I'm really caring.
Try to account for possible scenarios when deciding where to live. Not too far south, on high ground.
I do find it hard to get used to the idea that everything will (probably) keep getting harder. More frequent pride spikes, weird weather, more instability. But even within that I think you can carry on happily if you only focus on what you can control. Possibly this attitude is what helped get us into this mess in the first place.