@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导WhenIwasabouteightyearsold,Ifirstheardaboutsomethingcalledclimatechangeorglobalwarming.Apparently,thatwassomethinghumanshadcreatedbyourwayofliving.Iwastoldtoturnoffthelightstosaveenergyandtorecyclepapertosaveresources.Irememberthinkingthatitwasverystrangethathumans,whoareananimalspeciesamongothers,couldbecapableofchangingtheEarth'sclimate.Becauseifwewere,andifitwasreallyhappening,wewouldn'tbetalkingaboutanythingelse.Assoonasyou'dturnontheTV,everythingwouldbeaboutthat.Headlines,radio,newspapers,youwouldneverreadorhearaboutanythingelse,asiftherewasaworldwargoingon.Butnooneevertalkedaboutit.Ifburningfossilfuelswassobadthatitthreatenedourveryexistence,howcouldwejustcontinuelikebefore?Whyweretherenorestrictions?Whywasn'titmadeillegal?Tome,thatdidnotaddup.Itwastoounreal.SowhenIwas11,Ibecameill.Ifellintodepression,Istoppedtalking,andIstoppedeating.Intwomonths,Ilostabout10kilosofweight.Lateron,IwasdiagnosedwithAspergersyndrome,OCDandselectivemutism.ThatbasicallymeansIonlyspeakwhenIthinkit'snecessary-nowisoneofthosemoments.Forthoseofuswhoareonthespectrum,almosteverythingisblackorwhite.Wearen'tverygoodatlying,andweusuallydon'tenjoyparticipatinginthissocialgamethattherestofyouseemsofondof.Ithinkinmanywaysthatweautisticarethenormalones,andtherestofthepeopleareprettystrange,especiallywhenitcomestothesustainabilitycrisis,whereeveryonekeepssayingclimatechangeisanexistentialthreatandthemostimportantissueofall,andyettheyjustcarryonlikebefore.Idon'tunderstandthat,becauseiftheemissionshavetostop,thenwemuststoptheemissions.Tomethatisblackorwhite.Therearenograyareaswhenitcomestosurvival.Eitherwegoonasacivilizationorwedon't.Wehavetochange.
