
Fight for planet A: hope, lies and stunt based TV
In the lead up to my sister's death in 2018, we had a number of traumatic conversations about hope and lies. "Why do doctors have to tell the truth, when their patients would be better served by hope?" she asked. Climate change tosses the question into the ring yet again. What do we want? Truth, lies or hope? I'd opt for the first and the last. Towards the end, my sister embraced all manner of alternative quackery with enthusiasm and gusto, desperate for hope in the face of