Roasting Marshmallows on a Burning World
Riding the high-octane highway of human lunacy, we find ourselves at a curious crossroads, a roadside pit stop of profound ignorance and reckless abandon known as climate denialism. The air is heavy with the stench of fossil fuels and the bitter aftertaste of willful neglect, and the world is burning, melting, and shriveling like a bad acid trip.
Why, you ask?
Why, in the face of damning evidence, do these strutting peacocks of denial spread their colorful lies?
It’s a twisted carnival ride, my friends, one part spectacle, one part tragedy, fueled by the same powerful cocktail of fear, ignorance, and greed that’s driven humanity’s most bizarre and destructive behaviors since time immemorial.
Firstly, let’s talk about fear.
Fear is a powerful beast, a primal relic of our cave-dwelling days. Climate change is the T-Rex in the room, a beast of such monstrous proportions that the mind recoils. It’s easier to pull the wool over our eyes, deny the gnashing teeth and thundering roars, than to grapple with the terrifying reality.
Ignorance is the second player in this unholy trinity.
It’s the blissful idyll of the uninformed, the quiet comfort of the unknowing. Understanding the intricate dance of climate systems, the subtle…
