For sure, I was just watching the show “party down” and the repo man quote stuck so I had to parrot it lol. But yeah in this age it’s information overload, so it makes sense to tune out. Especially if one perceives they’re doing their best, but it’s not helping or being acknowledged.

So then imo it’s easy to try and divide “ordinary” people from “ivory tower” practitioners when it comes to climate, by leaning on the implication individuals aren’t doing enough (contributing to alienation from the movement), can’t do more without an advanced degree (furthering alienation and sometimes disdain for practitioners), and that action to combat climate change will threaten whatever livelihood/stability they have more than the affects of climate’s itself (creating a strawman of climate activists).

“Getting to the Heart of Science Communication” is a book I really like; largely about “meeting people where they’re at”, but also understanding the path/traumas that have led there. So while I joke about mingling with “ordinary people” it really is the most rewarding; sometimes you’re the first person someone can “come out to” about climate woe, and then once their feelings are in the open, one can listen, learn, and guide them to contribute in the manner best fitting their means. In the process, you’re hopefully heading off hopelessness and tuning out, and building a community around an issue that affects the whole community. Grassroots action - who’da thunk