Specifically, 80–90% of Americans underestimate the prevalence of support for major climate change mitigation policies and climate concern. While 66–80% Americans support these policies, Americans estimate the prevalence to only be between 37–43% on average. Thus, supporters of climate policies outnumber opponents two to one, while Americans falsely perceive nearly the opposite to be true.
If one in five people you speak to flies off the handle in rage at the mention of climate, then you stop mentioning it to anyone.
Everyone then perceives support as less than it is.
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The same is true of class
Even worse, if you continue to bring it up, your peers will start to blame you for making the hog squeal so loud and get annoyed when you talk about it