TIME Magazine has been naming a Person of the Year since 1927 and their choice always makes waves.
The honor is meant to highlight the person, people, or even thing that "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year."
It's not about who (or what) is the best person of the year, but the one that has made the most waves. The person that defines a huge portion of the culture for that given year.
In a world where major climate events are becoming the norm and no one can seem to agree on the true cause, Thunberg's matter-of-fact way of stating the scientific consensus can be seen as a breath of fresh air.
There's no spin, no politeness, just cold hard facts.
As we begin to understand more and more about what people who aren't neurotypical are capable of, she stands as an example of Asperger's as a superpower.
She's unaffected by celebrity or politics. The facts are the facts, and the facts suck.
"The politics of climate action are as entrenched and complex as the phenomenon itself, and Thunberg has no magic solution.
"But she has succeeded in creating a global attitudinal shift, transforming millions of vague, middle-of-the-night anxieties into a worldwide movement calling for urgent change.
"She has offered a moral clarion call to those who are willing to act, and hurled shame on those who are not."
h/t: TIME
