How The World Stopped Caring About The Environment

In this eye-opening conversation, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins declare 2025 the year climate activism collapsed—and they're not mincing words. From Greta Thunberg's pivot to Palestine solidarity, Bill Gates' major memo shift ("Three Tough Truths About Climate"), Matthew Yglesias rethinking his past positions, and even progressive New York walking back aggressive climate mandates... the movement that once dominated headlines is fading fast.
We dive deep into why: overhyped apocalyptic predictions that never materialized, market forces solving "crises" like peak oil, historical moral panics (Satanic Panic, video games, comics), and the bigger question—what panics are actually justified?
Simone shares her personal journey from hardcore climate activist (saving sea turtles, Earth Day Network, custom environmental major) to realizing many doomsday claims were overblown. We contrast climate with real existential issues like demographic collapse (aka "TISM"), water shortages in major cities, and AI disruption—plus why some panics (ozone hole, Y2K, leaded gas) were worth the freakout and actually got solved.
If you've ever donated to climate causes, worried about the apocalypse, or wondered why the vibe shifted from "save the planet" to class conflict & human dignity... this episode is for you.
We also riff on everything from Kylie Jenner housekeepers to hag-maxing Karens channeling maternal energy into Earth-worship, why young men stopped caring when the hot activists aged, and how the prenatal movement avoids the same pitfalls as old climate hysteria.
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