*Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate.*

I agree with their estimation of our future. But they are wrong to give up the fight because of the situation.

They are right that avoiding disaster calls for big national efforts which current governments refuse to do. (I call them "planet roasters" because of that refusal.) And it is too late to fully avoid the disaster.

But it is not too late to avoid part of the disaster. If 20% of species go extinct, instead of 50%, that will be a great conservation achievement. If heating kills 8 billion people in this century rather that 11 billion, that will mean saving 3 billion human lives.

Whatever we achieve in preservation of democracy and human rights will also make a lasting difference, if civilization survives.

Fortunately, some of the young people are not giving up.

Whatever universities do by 2030, or by 2050, will not make a big difference directly. But pressuring universities into rapid action can lead to broader actions that are bigger.