Research conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that people tend to rate their own risk of being affected by climate change as lower than that of others. This perception may reduce individuals' willingness to act and slow down necessary climate measures.
I’ve been talking to my parents about this for 30 years.
They can see the winters are fucked up. They can see the frequency of natural disasters increasing. They say the climate changed since they were kids.
Yet, when I’m the one saying it, they reply that we will see, there are no concrete effects yet, electricification is a scam, etc. It’s so disappointing to hear.