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Doomsday: Wake up, it's already late || Acharya Prashant, TedX (2023)
Prakrati
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1 year ago
Climate Change
Mass Extinction
Carbon Emissions
Consumption
Biodiversity Loss
Superstition
Global Warming
Social Media
Description

Acharya Prashant highlights the critical disconnect between human perception and the alarming facts of global and personal crises. He explains that while we seek 'epiphany' or truth, we remain oblivious to the obvious reality of climate catastrophe. Carbon dioxide emissions, serving as a proxy for mindless consumption, have increased by 50% since pre-industrial times, leading to an accelerating rise in global temperatures and sea levels. He warns that we are currently in the sixth mass extinction phase, where human stupidity is obliterating millions of species. Despite these warnings, national discourse and media attention toward environmental destruction remain negligible, while consumption of data and social media trivia rises, leading to a loss of creativity and IQ.