It's always surprising to me how difficult these sorts of concepts are for people to grasp, but it is what it is.
One small nihilistic comfort I get in the whole climate crisis is a little thing I read a while ago: "The world won't end, humanity will. The Earth will still be here after we're gone." On a cosmic scale, our impact is nothing.
It's always surprising to me how difficult these sorts of concepts are for people to grasp, but it is what it is.
One small nihilistic comfort I get in the whole climate crisis is a little thing I read a while ago: "The world won't end, humanity will. The Earth will still be here after we're gone." On a cosmic scale, our impact is nothing.
so real and so assuring and so wondrous - focusing on how can we spend all the days until doomsday
So true. It reminds of the adage - 'A stitch in time saves nine'. If we're seeing the seams now, it's definitely worth stitching sooner than later.
Very articulate piece about a murky question. Clear writing ftw! :)
This hit hard but also made me feel so hopeful! Beautiful piece, Shaili!