Poll data suggest that many young people, in particular, live in fear of global warming. But in this case, knowledge is power, or at least sanity. Bjorn Lomborg highlights a study that finds knowledge about the climate is inversely correlated to climate change anxiety:
Study shows that
people who possess ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ overall environmental knowledge or climate-specific knowledge experience ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ climate change anxiety
(and less knowledge, more anxiety)
Can we go back to educating our kids instead of scaring them?https://t.co/ERN03rPvGzpic.twitter.com/duVEbcOfjQ
โ Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) August 31, 2023
That makes sense, obviously. We might say that it is one instance of a broader proposition: the more one knows about any subject, the less likely one is to swallow liberal propaganda on that issue.