In today’s episode, we cover:

David’s influential career in tech
His advocacy of various causes
DHH’s view that, regardless of one’s background, one should become versed in climate change
How his attention first peaked with the California drought
How the fires near Malibu made the crisis feel personal and urgent
“The Uninhabitable Earth” by David Wallace Wells helped inform him of the catastrophe brought about by a temperature rise above 2 degrees centigrade
How it’s remarkable to think that, since Seinfeld has aired, we’ve doubled GHG
His family’s carbon budget and how it showed him how much more complicated the problem is
His belief that changes in consumer and voting behavior will only happen when people see the existential threat themselves (e.g. fires, floods, etc.)
His pessimism that things won’t change until the situation becomes more dire
Do carbon offsets inhibit decisive action?
The longer democracies fail to address climate change, the more society becomes ripe for the rise of dictators
DHH’s recommended reading: “The Divide” by Jason Hickel
His acceptance of the likelihood that he will live on an uninhabitable earth; that we’re not going to stay below 2 degrees Centigrade

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