Motivation

Is it really true that the "Cassandra's calls" are demotivating?

What does psychology have to say?

For example that, when we are reminded of our mortality, we tend to 'defend our worldviews':
believe even more strongly in our parochial views than otherwise, be more materialist,…

Wiebe talked about "well-informed futility," the mass and difficulty of information about environmental problems resulting in the feeling that there was nothing a person could do (but avert his/her eyes). And that was in 1973!

So, a recognition of responsibility may be good, but a recognition of possibility – a good and green vision for the future, ideas and examples for different ways of life which are both green and good – would be better…