Last month, climate activists from Extinction Rebellion NYC interrupted a Broadway performance of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People to emphasize the urgent threat of climate change, drawing parallels between the play’s themes and modern environmental challenges. While the protest aimed to highlight the dire consequences of a “dead planet,” the article argues that such apocalyptic language may actually hinder the climate movement by fostering a sense of hopelessness, instead of motivating action to address the more nuanced and ongoing crisis.