Some of the environmentalist claims about planet ending are ludicrous. However, what matters is the scientific literature, not XR claims, for the science, and the predictions made by Hanson and others are what’s been witnessed. The consequences are stark for humanity, but not planet ending. That should be enough for action.
That’s all I will say, because I am not getting sucked into an endless debate, with little attempt to represent it honestly.
Also, by saying simplistic above, I am not arguing that things like domestic abuse and education weren’t detrimental. It’s that the choice was between two options with negative outcomes and I am sceptical of claims about high excess deaths coming from other means besides covid. Deaths are quite high now in covid waves. I don’t think it’s the lockdowns causing them.
