Parent isn't saying he doesn't believe in it; he's saying: put your money where your mouth is if you're going to be causing such a fuss about things, and actually put energy into efforts that move the needle -- rather than continuously going on and on about actions that do so little to be more than worthless (e.g. stop oil protests blocking the roads leading to a loss in public favor, or the propaganda around recycling and personal-responsibility which adds onto concern burnout).

There is a lack of creativity in climate change activism. Which does beg the question: do people actually care deeply and seriously about this issue? Or are they simply trying to assuage their personal anxieties and other neurotic personality traits? I.e., are they deeply unserious people just doing this for themselves?