Re, Surely you're bright enough to understand that?
That day will never come !! ...
Facts ...
Doomers are people who are extremely pessimistic or fatalistic about global problems such as overpopulation, peak oil, climate change, ecological overshoot, pollution, nuclear weapons, and runaway artificial intelligence. The term, and its associated term doomerism, arose primarily on social media.
Negative impact on mental health:
The constant exposure to dire climate predictions can contribute to eco-anxiety and depression, impacting individuals' well-being.
24 Mar 2023 — The problem with climate “doom” — beyond the toll that it can create on mental health — is that it can cause paralysis.
Are Climate Doomers for Real? 18 Mar 2024—It seems undeniable that at least some of them are. As far as we can tell, climate depression is a real phenomenon and is on the rise.
Climate anxiety, also known as eco-anxiety, is a distress experienced in response to concerns about climate change and its impacts.
Climate anxiety is a sense of dread. Melanie Powell from the Red Cross Red Crescent Psychosocial Reference Centre describes it as ongoing or chronic fear of environmental doom. It can apply to past, present or future events
