Doomsday

Reading about “Climategate” was really depressing because all the hard work of scientists was disrespected by the accusations of the media, leading to the disapproval of the public. Essentially, the truth was covered up and everyone was able to believe what they wanted to believe– that everything was okay and that they did not have to sacrifice their lifestyles. This is the confirmation bias in psychology; we tend to look for confirmation of what we already have an opinion on. It was a delay in progress, a step back for environmental activists.

The idea I found the most interesting was the idea of the loss of freedom in environmental protection. Capitalism, as Squarzoni explains, advocates the continual expansion of the economy. It is public policy that will help us through this crisis, because the gap between the rich and the poor is the survival of the fittest. We have to care to save life and not just some of humanity, but all. We have to fix our values, which is reflected on economic inequality. They say that social mobility will get you to the top in America, but it is much harder to do so than in Europe or other countries. The world is not source of income or a tool, it is a home. It needs to be kept clean, and we need to lay down laws, just as Squarzoni says. Everyone can drive freely, but if there were no laws for the road, we would not have freedom to drive at all. We need resource laws and waste laws, otherwise, capitalism, freedom and everything else in between will be doomed.