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.

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…