You covered everything, Annabel. Great job. And this isn't an easy topic to cover because there are so many elements to it. This one line stood out for me (mostly because I had NOT thought of it) "In the age of social media free speech no longer exists." Well, I'd add to that. Seems that "free" is a commodity on social media - free to say any damn thing you want - including DISINFORMATION. Gone are the days of people googling the sources of what they're reading. Taking things at face value is "so much easier." BUT that's not how I LIVE. I want to find the source, see if something really is true. We get so much DISINFORMATION on social media it's hardly worth following - except for laughs, if you can find any.
I just re-read the book "Antarctica" by UK Head Climatologist Gabrielle Walker. I learned a huge volume about climate change from that exploration she made. ONLY scientific pursuits are ALLOWED down there - because of an international treaty among nations in 1958. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND!!!
Brilliant analysis, but hard to read. I think of the poem by Drew Dellinger. I think of that poem often these days:
It’s 3:23 in the morning
and I’m awake
because my great great grandchildren
won’t let me sleep
my great great grandchildren
ask me in dreams
what did you do while the planet was plundered?
what did you do when the earth was unraveling?
You covered everything, Annabel. Great job. And this isn't an easy topic to cover because there are so many elements to it. This one line stood out for me (mostly because I had NOT thought of it) "In the age of social media free speech no longer exists." Well, I'd add to that. Seems that "free" is a commodity on social media - free to say any damn thing you want - including DISINFORMATION. Gone are the days of people googling the sources of what they're reading. Taking things at face value is "so much easier." BUT that's not how I LIVE. I want to find the source, see if something really is true. We get so much DISINFORMATION on social media it's hardly worth following - except for laughs, if you can find any.
I just re-read the book "Antarctica" by UK Head Climatologist Gabrielle Walker. I learned a huge volume about climate change from that exploration she made. ONLY scientific pursuits are ALLOWED down there - because of an international treaty among nations in 1958. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND!!!