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How knowledge can create existential despair

I am studying climate science and the more I learn the more hopeless I feel about everything and I do not know why I am preparing for a future that might not exist.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Increased understanding of global challenges has led to paralysis and nihilism rather than empowerment, questioning the relationship between awareness and action.

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