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What actually motivates people to take climate action (news.stanford.edu)
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[–] kbal@fedia.io 9 points 2 days ago

Reading this is not going to be good for my faith in humanity, is it. Let's see...

  1. make them think everyone else is doing it
  2. bribe them
  3. get their cult leader to tell them to do it
  4. persuade them that it's good for "the economy"

With these techniques in mind, you may be able to persuade people to take bold actions such as sharing a video, initiating a conversation, or signing up for a newsletter.