We are Meyer and Jack, friends and high school classmates in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We have partnered on this exciting project to create cultural awareness about environmental pollution and climate change.
WHAT WE ARE MAKING: a custom-made deck of cards that highlight simple actions we can take as individuals to reverse climate change.
With original artwork and designs by Jack, the 54 card deck is standard poker-size and will come in a custom-designed tuck box. Each suit (hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs) will have the 13 most impactful actions we can take to reverse climate change, including the ones you see in the photos of the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, etc.
I might wish to fund the cause (if it was more than Meyer and Jack's hip pocket - no details yet) but I am not sure why I would want such a deck. I thought they could ask people to buy a deck which would then be donated to ..... But then I could not think of who they should give it to and whether it would really make a difference - I think there may be better media
KoD - my initials, no wonder I grew up a lover of playing cards Avatar - Honeybee (No.15+17) Tuck pic by Randy Butterfield for PM
I imagine if they wanted to preserve the earths resources they might have simply spread the word of the decks that already exist out there that do similar, as the paper they used is already, used…
Those above the high school level have done a pretty good job convincing me that the problem is a real one - but as it seems we are going to find out the hard way as caused by us or not, its coming - and if we want to be a guy with cancer smoking cigarettes till the bitter end, that is what we will do - or so it seems.
Frankly I think they hope to bail us out with science, in ways we would be quite against if it weren’t middle of terrible, when it gets terrible. Seeding the atmosphere or some such in an attempt that hopefully won’t go all wrong.
Well, climate change and the hysteria around it are separate things - and I have certainly seen some due to the way the game gets played. Our gov wanted to make all cars in the state electric by 2030 - others want us to wear corks in our butts (I may have made that one up, but I’m not sure…)
In any case, the heady mix of the unknowable and of being used to having politicians try to pull fast ones has made it easy for many to not hop on the band wagon.
In the end though, its science - an as I have found in math, it is one heck of a job getting people to see something - and where there is lack of belief there is often more to uncover and convey - more work to be done.
It is easy to blame the world for now getting what you get, but its really not that easy and often undesirable to get other peoples stuff
And when people want to disassemble your brick house to build a road to the future you are going to want to see some proof you can understand as fact.
I can state the facts of the tons of CO2 humans make, and the amount the oceans and land absorb - but I would imagine that figure on absorption needs some clarity for everyone to get it.
Perhaps. You certainly have the right to take the opinion - and I sure hope you are right.
But it doesn’t add up that way to me - all of science being on the take and desirous of “grasping” rather than discovering the truth seems more unlikely than a flat earth to me. The “great conspiracy” theory of it being wrong does not hold the weight of the argument, it avoids it.
That I am sure makes me either right or naive - but I sure hope I am right there.
JazzBaloo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:58 pm
People grasping at straws to build men and drink kool-aid.
A recent quote I firmly believe in is the older we get, the more lies we acquire. What I'd add to that is it's really difficult to unlearn things once we've implemented them into our belief system. Since we'd rather be right than happy, we hold on to these beliefs as truth to the point where we can double down or reject anything that challenges it, as if we're being attacked.
I'm curious from what basis of facts does your skepticism and belief system stem from? I'm looking to have a logical conversation, not an emotional one.
This one is a bit odd. I can appreciate the message, but I wonder how effective this approach will be. The first issue would be the pricing at approximately $25 per deck with the only option to back for two or more. We don't know anything about the printer, so I doubt this will be USPCC, WJPC, Legends, or any other well-known printer in this space. Judging by the renders, the deck will have no foil, embossing, or other premium features that would command that hefty pricetag.
I just feel they didn't do the proper homework with this campaign (perhaps that was the responsibility of Leaf Storm Press) - at least not with collectors in mind. Part of that homework should include a bit more information about the cause. Will they use profits for a charity? Will they plant trees? As it stands, the only connection to the cause is using recycled material and offering generic advice about conservation. The impact/gravitas is missing for me.
I do like that they put some effort into custom artwork and I hope they find success. I just don't think this concept is completely fleshed out and it doesn't stand out among the crowded field of playing card projects, in my opinion.
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