Meaning of doomerism | Babel Free

Definitions

Despair and apathy caused by disbelief in the possibility of change; the mindset of doomers.

countable, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“As a writer, she often balances rigorous thinking with a sense⟳ of wonder⟳: being a scientist, she wrote in an essay challenging the climate doomerism of novelist Jonathan Franzen, “means I believe⟳ in miracles. I live⟳ on one. We are improbable life on a perfect planet.””

“Also, the slow uptake is not all that surprising — numerous studies on climate communication suggest⟳ that ‘doomerism’ is not an effective way to mobilize people. And, that is exactly what we see⟳, both in the fictional world on the verge of collapse, and in our own⟳.”

“A question⟳ from, probably mispronouncing it, Gemma. And she writes, "I have⟳ found it hard to avoid⟳ doomerism. How do I avoid⟳ losing all hope⟳?"”

“А camp of techno-optimists rebuffs A.I. doomerism with old-fashioned libertarian boomerism, insisting that all the hand-wringing about existential risk⟳ is a kind of mass hysteria.”

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