For me and many others, it is not about being skeptical about the climate that is the issue with these predictions, nor the idea that we should lead better, more sustainable lives. It's entirely political and thus much more complex.

Most of the time, these aggressive 'greta-esque' demands are coming from what we Brits call Champagne Socialists, who use the argument for leftist political gain while they themselves live entirely privileged lives, in comparative luxury. It is quite obvious to anyone now that Climate Change is totally politicized, and so it now depends on whether you fit on the left or the right of your country's political spectrum, not whether or not the science fits. Whether you see them as Champagne Socialists or the powerful movement of the woke youth, the science will do little to change that.

I haven't checked but I'd bet the actual number of climate deniers is a minority, exacerbated by the media presence of the US which is a uniquely religious and skeptical-of-science nation. Even then, I bet US deniers barely 10% or so.

So dodgy science predictions aren't the problem, it's the approach. We should be glorifying the scientific accomplishments that are happening constantly - positive reinforcement, but we almost never see or hear that. Instead, we just hear complaints about what isn't happening, desperately finding blame on someone for cars still using fossil fuels, rather than cheering a new solar efficiency milestone or something.

Either way, interesting read. I guess I'm quite fascinated in complex systems too =D