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janthonytucson's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a interview with Pollin and Chomsky. There is some good points in this and I appreciate their caution about activism and how certain forms of activism can cause more damage than good due to perceived public perception. It is one thing to be right, and it is another thing to communicate and build coalitions to actuate the social momentum to change the system to make things right. This is the issue. No reasonable person in 2022 says the science is wrong anymore. However how do you convince a single mother of 2 who works 3 jobs and can't feed her children properly or afford simple doctor visits that this issue is of equal if not more importance to her than the immediate needs to survive? This is the crux of the matter, and this is where your energy should be focused on solving.
Essentially we have less than 8-years to completely change the system. I am not optimistic based on the books and reports I read, as we are not focusing on the right levers to actuate the change necessary - no one cares that the science is right, what we need to do is create a reason for why people should change, and this is social and no technological development will be able to optimize for this particular challenge.
Essentially we have less than 8-years to completely change the system. I am not optimistic based on the books and reports I read, as we are not focusing on the right levers to actuate the change necessary - no one cares that the science is right, what we need to do is create a reason for why people should change, and this is social and no technological development will be able to optimize for this particular challenge.
miguelf's review against another edition
3.0
The main criticism here is that this is not really a book but merely interviews with Chomsky and Pollin. That’s not a slight on the content of the discussion which is good, but this could have been issued as a 2 part podcast.
hrapto185's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
hazelisoffline's review against another edition
4.0
Great starter for understanding the (global) green new deal without the fluff.