Affluent parents seek personal advantage instead of fixing a collapsing world

Evidence

The world is spiraling out of control, they will tell themselves. Surely my kids deserve a competitive edge. Or as Bill McKibben said to me recently, “Instead of figuring out how to have a world where everyone can thrive, they want their kids to thrive in a world that is falling apart.” — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 732

Categorization

• SHARE: McKibben’s line is quotable for anyone working on climate/degrowth communication.
• XREF: connects to: Affluent parents pursue segregation while sincerely believing they favor equality — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 981