“Just as [[Hans Rosling]] showed that **news headlines don’t teach us much about global poverty, education or health**, I’ve found that **trying to build an environmental world view based on the latest wildfire or hurricane is no good**. Trying to understand the world’s energy system and how to fix it from the latest breaking story won’t get us anywhere. ([Location 336](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=336))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[attention]], [[dealing-with-social-media]], [[climate-change]], [[news-illusion]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]