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As Teenagers, They Protested Trump’s Climate Policy. Now What? Some young climate activists who were galvanized under Donald Trump’s first presidency are taking a different approach to his second. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 14 hours ago

Sounds like the nyt cherry picked some influencers to reinforce an opinion that may not be widely shared: that a viable strategy is to give up and do useless politics.

The article vaguely criticizes other movements without giving alternatives.