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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started a month ago, when a group of climate activists invited kids to deceive climate skeptic family members into downloading malware disguised as a cookie recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First published JoNova<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climate Skepticism Is Increasing \u2013 What If We Could Hack Our Way Out Of That?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two terrible things have happened: the world has entered the \u2018global boiling\u2019 phase of climate emergency; and climate skepticism has increased<\/em> in the past four years, worldwide. Australia is the sixth most skeptical country in the world<\/a> (following Saudi Arabia, Norway, Russia, USA and the United Arab Emirates). When I tell you I was shocked to read those stats\u2026 in the passionate, optimistic bubble that is the Zee Feed audience, it can feel easy to ignore the climate deniers, delay-ers or skeptics as a vocal minority. Trouble is, that cohort of voices, the way they are supported by media and the mechanics of social algorithms are big reasons why policy progress is so. damn. slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey reveals a huge 42% of Australians are climate skeptics<\/a> \u2013 so chances are you know someone who thinks this way. We can\u2019t let this group get any bigger\u2026 which is why Zee Feed and the Australian Youth Climate Coalition<\/a> is asking you<\/em> to help us cheekily and sneakily change their minds with NewsJacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you say\u2026 sneaky?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though you probably know a skeptic, having a direct conversation with them is not that simple. Only 31% of young Australians<\/a> (10-24) feel their parents are consistently listening to their concerns on the topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate skeptics are victims of a misinformation echo chamber. NewsJacker is an attempt to hack them out of it, without them even noticing!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NewsJacker is a cheeky website which covertly increases your climate skeptic\u2019s exposure to more factually accurate news. On the surface, it will look like you\u2019re simply sharing an online recipe for easy homemade cookies. But when they visit the link, specially designed technology built into the site updates their<\/em> online cookies\u2026 now telling The Internet that they are seriously pro-climate action. Because of this, as they browse they will see more search results for accurate climate change stories and be targeted by more pro-climate ads and content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/zeefeed.com.au\/climate-skepticism-australia-newsjacker\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This brazen act of computer hacking attracted criticism;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Malware Is Not Ok, No Matter Your Cause<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate activists think distributing malware is \u201cclever\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Lushington D. Brady<\/a><\/strong> 29 September, 2023 11:30 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think it\u2019s a clever idea to send out a malware bot as a major recruitment campaign and still barely manage to suck in more than a couple of thousand confused Boomers, you just might be a \u201cyouth climate activist\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cclever\u201d online campaign was the brainchild of the \u201cAustralian Youth Climate Coalition\u201d \u2014 who are about as youthful as a middle-aged porn actress putting her hair in pigtails and claiming to be a \u201cteen\u201d. Although at least the porn actress is making an honest living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like all criminals, the climate con artists think their ends justify their dodgy means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Vegesana<\/strong>, AYCC\u2019s director of climate & racial Justice, told The Australian<\/em> that for young Australians, \u201cclimate change was the biggest fight of our lives \u2013 so we aren\u2019t afraid to get creative in how we take action\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUltimately, we\u2019re taking action to create a fair and just world, with a stable climate and healthy environment for our communities and future generations \u2013 and don\u2019t mind being a bit cheeky in the \u00adprocess,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/thebfd.co.nz\/2023\/09\/29\/malware-is-not-ok-no-matter-your-cause\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cyouths\u201d have apparently defended their actions, on the grounds that they are not attempting to harm the targets of their deception, but all the stories I found mentioning this are behind paywalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doesn\u2019t this kind of desperation just scream \u201closer\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The climate panic is dying. The climate panic is no longer useful to scoundrels who use such public panics as props to decieve voters, so it is just not getting the attention it once did. These days the only people who take the climate panic seriously are people who already intended to vote for the scoundrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for a handful of true believers, this general collapse in interest, even amongst politicians they once thought were reliable supporters, spells the literal end of the world. People just don\u2019t care that everything is collapsing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess we can all look forward to a few years of increasingly frantic activism like this attempt to spread malware, if not violence and outright terrorism, during the final death throes of the climate scare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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