>>2385I liked it, just because it offers a slightly hopeful vision I think… compared to "the oceans are going to start emitting toxic gas and we all die" or "clathrate gun and we all die". What I mostly got out of it was, deserts have life too, and we'll find a way. The struggle doesnt stop.
I remember the over-moralism and it hurt… but what can you do. It seemed kinda fake also like they were trying to appeal to moralists. I guess they thought they had to do that. Maybe it was a good choice, and we're just not the prime demographic? Anyways it's maybe correctly hyped? Like the point of "Read [X]" is that it gets everyone to interact with some ideas, and gets people on the same page. I think for that, it's worth it. It had some post-climate-nihilism that I think was cool.
Like that yes, shit's fucked. No, we probably can't really fix it, unless everything collapses tomorrow, but even then maybe not. But also life goes on, and this isn't some do or die situation. Shit's always been bad, its been worse for different people at different times. We find a way.
or we don't. But at least we experience it the same way - as individual death and failure. Same as always