I do not know anything about the imbecile that wrote this story:
But, I will venture a guess that he skipped the 20th century in his history classes. Or his history classes were taught by Marxist nitwits. He's not interested in what anyone thinks if they don't embrace his ideas about climate change. Stupid old people. But he loves Gaia!!!!!
Somewhere back in the 80s or 90s we started seeing these TV shows in which the kids were portrayed as know-it-all problem solvers and the parents as bumbling idiots. This guy doesn't realize those shows were fictional.