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That must be frustrating, but try not to let personal experience cloud the bigger picture. More people are willing to take action than you might think: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/09/14/in-response-to-climate-change-citizens-in-advanced-economies-are-willing-to-alter-how-they-live-and-work/pg_2021-09-14_climate_0-01-png/
And people are taking action, here's some recent examples: https://curious.earth/blog/climate-success-stories/
Things look bleak, and it's hard to remain optimistic, so it's more important than ever to take the time to remind yourself of what is going right in the world:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
https://fixthenews.com/
https://www.positive.news/
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/
Good man. I agree 100% - the more warming we get, the bigger of a difference each .1 degree makes. So we should only get more aggressive about climate change the worse it gets instead of giving up.
Thank you for sharing some good news! It is indeed so very hard to have even a little bit of hope.
No problem! It's not easy, as you say. Here's some links to more positive places on Lemmy that you might find also help improve your mood:
Try and stay happy Friend!
Until it’s taken seriously, by governments and corporations, I see no benefit in risking my personal mental health thinking about it. Just live life like a hedonist
I absolutely agree that prioritising your own mental health is something everyone should do, but don't you think that governments and corporations are even less likely to do anything if people like yourself just throw up their hands in frustration and give up?
There are ways of maintaining good mental health, but I'm not sure doing a full 180 is one of them.
It’s certainly helped me! I focus on earning as much money as possible and spending it on things I enjoy. That makes me happy. Wringing my hands and worrying about the impending collapse of the environment makes me very unhappy and angry. Especially when I have zero control over it.
I’m very glad there are stronger people like you however, it gives me hope that maybe we dig ourselves out of this hole. Thank you