which makes the case that individualism was running out of steam in the U.S. in 1970, but history shows we've stuck in in Nixon's world ever since. The real problem w/ trying to do anything about climate change in 2024 is that consumers are driven nuts that a Big Mac meal costs $12 and any increasing costs on the way to a sustainable economy and politicians don't have the courage or conviction to sell that to voters who feel like they are already at the breaking point.
https://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Agonistes-Crisis-Self-Made-Man/...
which makes the case that individualism was running out of steam in the U.S. in 1970, but history shows we've stuck in in Nixon's world ever since. The real problem w/ trying to do anything about climate change in 2024 is that consumers are driven nuts that a Big Mac meal costs $12 and any increasing costs on the way to a sustainable economy and politicians don't have the courage or conviction to sell that to voters who feel like they are already at the breaking point.