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A post discusses an unsettled debate in Communication Studies and Psychology over the usefulness of existential risk framing, noting the debate has been ongoing in climate change communication.

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“There’s a controversial and unsettled debate in Communication Studies and Psychology about the utility of existential risk framing. This debate has been hashed out for years in the climate change space .”
LessWrong, 03 Oct 2026, 01:42.

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