I heard the term ‘severe climate anxiety’ again today. It was reportedly used as a defence to help someone achieve a lesser penalty for obstructing peak-hour traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The report did not surprise me, but it added to my long disappointment about psychology as promoted today.

The lack of surprise was because of an ongoing trend that has been observable and has been discussed for at least fifty years (yes, us older folk get to see these half-a-century patterns).