I found a lot of things in the interview very interesting. In particular, I found the impact of social media on climate change intriguing. The speaker gives several examples of how social media can impact climate change policies. For instance, if a company is engaging in activities that are detrimental to the climate, this information can spread to millions of people, and prompt public backlash. On the other hand, social media can spread information that is detrimental to the climate change movement. For instance, social media could serve as a platform where false information can spread.
I think I would have focused on asking questions about how we can combat climate change. For instance, what actions can we take in order to benefit the climate change movement and fight for environmentally friendly policy. Particularly, how could we use our social media presence to our benefit?
This is a fascinating response, Gary. I think any of us who are active on a social media platform like Instagram are familiar with loads of graphs and charts that have to do with climate change, and while they are not all necessarily "lying" to us, a lot of them definitely display stats and information out of context, and this can perpetuate beliefs throughout the young population that are actually a bit irrational or poorly founded. It is important that all citizens who are interested in the future of our earth and in climate change be careful to fact check any information they receive in social media posts online; and perhaps there is also an argument that social media platforms should begin to restrict or censor posts that spread misinformation, via the same (or equivalent) logic to why you cannot yell "fire" in a crowded theater e.g. causing a panic that could be harmful.