Prof. Eliot Jacobson is a doomer, but he is not disengaged from the world. He keeps careful track of greenhouse gases, global temperatures, and other indices of onrushing global disaster. He analyses the data using skills developed in a 26-year career as a professor of mathematics and computer science. See his "Collapse of Everything Blog" at: [ Ссылка ] and follow him on Twitter at: [ Ссылка ]

Prof. Jacobson is convinced we are facing a global catastrophe, but he believes we can still act to good effect:

"As a doomer, I don’t believe there is anything we can do to stop the coming collapse. The timing and overall severity may change though. We may yet be able to save a few species from extinction. With more action, we could possibly preserve a few more habitats for nature to regenerate after we’re gone. Maybe the oceans won’t become a vast algae clogged slough. Humanity’s full impact on this planet is yet to be written."

Even though he believes that "humanity has a collective terminal illness," Prof. Jacobson advocates for a fully engaged attitude toward life:

"Doomers believe that in this particular crisis there is an opportunity. They can use this common moment of suffering to find ways to be kind to others. They can use whatever personal abundance they might have to be generous as much as they are able. And while they still have the energy and mobility for action, they can look for ways to be of service."

See his seminal essay 'On Being a Doomer' at: [ Ссылка ]

I'll ask Prof. Jacobson about his swings between a sad, calm equanimity, on the one hand; and anger at "climate and collapse f&%ery" (his words) on the other. Please join us!

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