Think for Yourself; Links Will Connect You to a Chain Gang
That is an example of how "critical thinking" is a false concept. Incessantly preached ideas coming from people with overwhelming power and influence can stand up to challenges even if they have no merit. For example, no one accuses Greta of supporting Dictatorship of the Plutariat unemployment and scarcity, which are the results of even the most accepted restrictions, such as Conservation. No one will believe that "pollution" stops epidemics cold. Who gets naming rights? Calling it "pollution" makes it sound automatically harmful. Calling natural air "clean" air suppresses the knowledge that it furthers the growth of harmful microbes.