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The climate colonizer mentality

Musk, Bezos, and Gates believe the natural world can be bent to accommodate humanity’s existing behavior—and they are obsessed with doing the bending.

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Emily Atkin
Oct 12, 2021
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Jeff Bezos speaks at Climate Week in New York City. Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Bezos Earth Fund.

When some people picture Christopher Columbus, they see a hero—a visionary explorer who expanded opportunities. When others picture Columbus, they see a conquerer and colonizer—a ruthless opportunist who caused generations of death and suffe…

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