I feel like people don't have enough natural history knowledge to think about climate change in the right context. Consider the following four points.

Point 1

The Earth has been so hot in the past that there was no ice at the poles. The Earth has been so cold in the past that ice has covered the entire surface of the Earth up to the equator. And the climate on Earth has bounced between these two states 14 times.

Point 2

There is nothing special about humans, so humans affecting the climate of Earth is no different than cyanobacteria affecting the climate on Earth, as they once did. Cyanobacteria's existence led to change in the environment that led to the death of many species, but also ushered in new species which were more suited for that environment. Things like this has happened many times in Earth history involving different species and different geological processes. Humans today are just the cyanobacteria from hundreds of million of years ago. Many species will die and new species will come to dominate.

Point 3

In 600 million years or so (plus or minus a few hundred million years), the Sun will be much hotter such that all the water on Earth would have evaporated into space and Earth will become a baron inhospitable planet. Eventually becoming something like Mercury.

Point 4

Humans have existed as a species for only 200,000 years. Other species have existed for 200 million years. The chance that our species will exist for 200 million years and we just happen to be here in the first 0.1% of our species existing is very low. Hence, it is likely our species will die off within hundreds of thousands or million of years.

Considering these four points, I think fighting climate change is pointless. Even if we managed to curb climate change, there would still be an infinite number of new problems. Just let it go and let nature take its course.

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