The belief that climate change will destroy the world in our lifetime is having a real psychological toll, especially on young people. In 2017, the American Psychological Society recognized “climate anxiety” as a real and growing condition. A perfect expression of this apocalyptic outlook is the Netflix film “Don’t Look Up”—a satirical disaster flick in which a comet literally destroys the earth. The film was written as an allegory for climate change, and it was recently nominated in four Academy Award categories including Best Picture. Join Elan Journo and Keith Lockitch as they discuss the film and the fever pitch of apocalyptic thinking it expresses.
Among the topics covered:
• “Climate anxiety” and its consequences for young people especially;
• The distortion of science by climate change activists;
• The satirical premise of Don’t Look Up;
• The dishonest parallels between the story and the climate change controversy in reality;
• How climate change distortions spawn “climate anxiety”;
• The importance of looking at the full context when assessing the consequences of climate change;
• Don’t Look Up’s attack on businessmen;
• The philosophic themes of environmentalism.
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Effects on young people
05:39 Distorting science
14:48 Satirical premise
24:11 Dishonest parallels
31:00 Distortions spawn anxiety
39:52 Looking at the full context
44:25 Attacking businessmen
49:18 Philosophic themes
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