doomism en · NOUN
Etymology
From doom + -ism.
Meanings
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(qualifier:climate change, uncountable) The belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.
Both denial and doomism serve the purpose of creating a justification for inaction, but doomism serves those who can't stomach the fever swamps of denialism.
2020, Ketan Joshi, Windfall: Unlocking a fossil-free future, →ISBN:Finally, and most significantly, doomism has a strange view on the escapability of climate change.
2021, Michael E. Mann, The New Climate War, PublicAffairs, →ISBN:Plenty of Gen Zers are still optimistic about the climate crisis and recognize an inherent fallacy within doomism.
2020 September 21, Alexandra Villarreal, “Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate”, in The Guardian:
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doomist · doomerism · doomster · deep adaptation · doomer