I call it ‘the glorification of defeat’ and I genuinely think it’s a serious issue online. We need hope, optimism and positivity to help with our fight against the effects of climate change, not rampant doomerism.

A lot of people on Lemmy need to understand this, because all too often they are ready and eager to pounce on any positive news with dismissive arguments along these same lines i.e ‘why are we wasting money on X when we should be spending it on Y. We’re all doomed’. It’s becoming a tired trope on this platform already.