Random thoughts around the punchbowl

One-note Johnny is taking a sabbatical from Climate Change

Thank you for following me. I haven’t posted in Radical Green Zealots for awhile, as you may have noticed.

The reason: I’m burned out on climate change, and I’d like to write about other things. But my Substack runs under a title that has pigeonholed me.

Why no more climate change? Because of the topics more depressing than the Trump Administration (a high bar, admittedly), Climate Change is a competitive alternative.

A well known national climate activist advises people to start conversations about climate change as a way of spreading the word and getting people comfortable with discussing sea level rise, uber hot weather, and the willful destruction of planet Earth.

I had a boss known for his occasional turns of phrase, he warned me several times that “you don’t want to be the guy who tosses the turd in the punchbowl.” I guess he thought I was a guy with a penchant for throwing turds in punchbowls because he mentioned it a few times. Whatever, starting conversations with clever bon mots about the dangers of burning fossil fuels is punchbowl endangerment. Of this I know.

All this to say that I ‘m clueless on how to get people to care about climate change. Let me be more precise - of course some people care, but to get people to do something –take action, get involved, start a conversation – that’s really hard.

So I’m on the sideline for now. When I figure out a new approach, or someone else does and I can steal their idea, I’ll step back in. In the meantime, I’m going to broaden out my Substack musings. Hope you enjoy the change of pace.