I’m on an AAAS ( am assn adv scis) forum (AAAS has over 100,000 members but just a small fraction of them participate in the forum) , which has discussions on issues like climate change. I’ve noticed there are many ‘emereti professors’ some with very good credentials (eg worked at CalTech) who comment, and 2/3rds of them think people who worry about climate change ( eg Greta T) are ‘alarmists’. They advocate ‘do nothing’ because its beyond human control—i think they simply do not want to change any aspect of their lifestyle. To the contrary 1/3rd of the people say the issue may be partly within human control and you can change a few things (even eat less meat, don’t drive everywhere by yourself when you can walk or carpool, etc.) . The non-emereti seem divided between ‘don’t care’ and ‘do something’.
Many older people do seem to care about their own children and grandchildren, and financially help them out, but not those who are not their kinfolk. Many also say they support AAAS (ie are members which has a yearly fee with a sliding scale) as a ‘charity’ because its a nonprofit, and they want to support rationality and scientific methodology.
In think in USA, churches are the charities which receive the most donations. (And some or a large part of those donations just go for salaries—sometimes large salaries) or maintaining the church. ) Environmental groups (or charities), and some poverty focused NGOs , also get some support, along with civil liberties groups—human rights watch, ACLU, though those groups also have their critics).
I listen to the radio and one thing i hear are ads for ‘fertility clinics’—alot of people want a baby but can’t get one ‘naturally’. I wonder how that can be calculated as a present value or future value. (Also some people value children while they are young, but if they ‘turn out bad’ they abandon them. )
I’m on an AAAS ( am assn adv scis) forum (AAAS has over 100,000 members but just a small fraction of them participate in the forum) , which has discussions on issues like climate change. I’ve noticed there are many ‘emereti professors’ some with very good credentials (eg worked at CalTech) who comment, and 2/3rds of them think people who worry about climate change ( eg Greta T) are ‘alarmists’. They advocate ‘do nothing’ because its beyond human control—i think they simply do not want to change any aspect of their lifestyle. To the contrary 1/3rd of the people say the issue may be partly within human control and you can change a few things (even eat less meat, don’t drive everywhere by yourself when you can walk or carpool, etc.) . The non-emereti seem divided between ‘don’t care’ and ‘do something’.
Many older people do seem to care about their own children and grandchildren, and financially help them out, but not those who are not their kinfolk. Many also say they support AAAS (ie are members which has a yearly fee with a sliding scale) as a ‘charity’ because its a nonprofit, and they want to support rationality and scientific methodology.
In think in USA, churches are the charities which receive the most donations. (And some or a large part of those donations just go for salaries—sometimes large salaries) or maintaining the church. ) Environmental groups (or charities), and some poverty focused NGOs , also get some support, along with civil liberties groups—human rights watch, ACLU, though those groups also have their critics).
I listen to the radio and one thing i hear are ads for ‘fertility clinics’—alot of people want a baby but can’t get one ‘naturally’. I wonder how that can be calculated as a present value or future value. (Also some people value children while they are young, but if they ‘turn out bad’ they abandon them. )