And similarities are that Govts all over the World are still too frightened to do the right thing. Going quickly from it's too far in the future" to "Well it's too late now" - still having not read or understood enough to realise that our lives should be working to make the transition survivable.

I suppose that the real difference between then and now, is that now we have example after example after example of actual huge droughts or storms or fires and radically changed polar climates and the potential for future life in large central landmasses that rely on runoff from glaciers.

Seems like madness! We should raise the quota of "affordable" and make it social - & if housing not built in allotted time, increase the social proportion again. Social housing actually saves UK Govt money after 10-15 years simply from housing costs. Much less presumably, if we include psyche costs.

Equally, could I describe robbing a bank as "lifting and carrying and sneaking", as that would be what I would be doing in the process of robbing?

If Chiles is just speaking to patients, why is she charging them? Her claims would have more credibility if she ran her practice for free, if she really is "talking" and not "giving therapy" or "treating".