YungOnions

I thought BtS was excellent, better than LiS 1 in many was, but that's partly because I liked Chloe more than Max.

Yeah, about five grams a week, apparently: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC/0100B4TF2MQ/

I never played it, so can't comment. I watched a brief let's play of the first chapter, but that was it.

That last shot of the tail wagging!

Mixed feelings about this. On one hand Deck Nine have, in my opinion, produced the best LiS content of the series. On the other hand, my opinion of them has soured somewhat since the whole nazi stuff came out: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-hidden-nazi-symbols-were-the-tip-of-a-toxic-iceberg-at-life-is-strange-developer-deck-nine

The majority of people see climate action as a priority:

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/global-surveys-show-peoples-growing-concern-about-climate-change

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/#:~:text=A%20median%20of%2080%25%20across,or%20no%20changes%20at%20all

https://nielseniq.com/global/en/insights/report/2023/consumers-care-about-sustainability-and-back-it-up-with-their-wallets/

The reason not everyone is voting accordingly is because political motivation is complex. There's more things pressing for people's attention like being able to feed, cloth and home themselves. That's why addressing societal issues like poverty, inequality etc are part of addressing climate change. We need to free up people's bandwidth to allow them to concentrate on issues like the climate.

High profile protests like this keep the matter of climate change in the spotlight. They prevent it being brushed under the rug by other events and ensure it remains on the political radar. Maybe you're right in that if you don't care about climate change JSO are unlikely to change your mind, but if they help to convert even a handful of people, or at least encourage conversations on the topic that they weren't having before, that's a win.

Nicely cherry-picked.

69% of experts thought that disruptive tactics were effective for issues (like climate change) that have high public awareness and support. For issues with high awareness but low support (like anti-vaccination), only 30% thought disruptive tactics were effective.

Lucky JSO are about the former, not the latter.

Evidence suggests that disruptive protests actually help, rather than hinder organisations like JSO:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/07/disruptive-protest-helps-not-hinders-activists-cause-experts-say

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-radical-activists-benefit-social-movements-history-shows-why-181977

https://theconversation.com/radical-environmentalists-are-fighting-climate-change-so-why-are-they-persecuted-107211

It's all about raising awareness and facilitating discussions.

Meanwhile petrol companies are doing everything they can to smother protests: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/anti-protest-laws-fossil-fuel-lobby

Consider who gains the most from perpetuating the idea that JSO are the bad guys...

The skull on the breastplate looks so forlorn

"Frosties are just cornflakes for people that can’t face reality!"

Remember things like this the next time someone says that groups like JSO don't work and should stop. I'm convinced that a lot of the negative press around them is driven, at least in part, by the petrol companies to try and turn the public against them.