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So much is getting better, social media and negativity bias in general is just making it seem like it's not.
Just for example, percentage of green energy is steadily rising. Even if it is not fast enough, that is still a constant improvement.
it's the hopelessness that gets to most of us, it certainly does to me. as you said not fast enough, all the good efforts exist sure but none of them seem to be able to outweigh the negative actions.
and even when good actions start happening i get the thought of "so we could've done that the entire time... but we just didn't" (i hope the NYC Mayor somehow becomes the president of the world, please)
Mainstream news are all negative. If you are struggling to see a light at the end of the tunnel, try to look up newspapers/publications with only positive news. A lot of them don't get reported at all by normal media.
I know it's strange to hear, but while I expect a lot of pain in the short term, I expect things will be better in the longer term (20+ years).
i simply quit news altogether, apart from the occasional glimpse at the horrors i'm staying away. at least i'll be happy before things explode
You were right recently, but here in the US, massively increased energy demands by data centers (which in 2026 are using more power globally than all of Canada) are often being driven by sources that would be outright illegal even where they are in the US. Technically allowed by being "temporary" onsite generation.
I've really been feeling dismal about this one the last few days.
Even in the US, even with trump trying to bring back coal in possible way, revewables are increasing the electricity production share.
Coal (the moat polluting source) has been in strong decline. Even if 2026 might be a setback (and we don't know yet), the long term trend is quite clear. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us-generation-capacity-and-sales.php
The Hormuz crisis might have also been a good incentive for people to think about buying an electric car or install solar panels (we don't know yet its effect).
Also the world climate does not depend only the US. China is one of the biggest polluters (everything is made there, 1B people), and they are investing heavily in renewables. Europe is already relatively green.
Progress is slow, but progress is being made in the right direction. You have to believe in a future, otherwise it's too tempting to just to give up!
I won't give up until I'm in the ground, but some weeks it's easier to keep hope in my heart than others. Thanks for spreading the good word