Link: Be Kind

[sonia]

A fantastic essay from honigfrosch. Unsorted Thoughts On (Our) Collapse: In Times of Scarcity, Try To Keep Being Kind I kinda thought I would see it making the rounds, but I haven't yet. I like the vulnerability and honesty of it, and the way it rings true to me, and the way it acknowledges things we're living with and not saying out loud (much).

(I have lots more links pending, but apparently don't have the focus to post them right now.)

Comments

[altamira16]

It reminds me of the stuff written in Ok Doomer.

[sonia]

Thanks for the link. I dipped into those and they have a different vibe to me - more angry rants, less introspective. Informative, though!

[altamira16]

True. I think the big themes for both are pandemics and the environment. honigfrosch is more introspective, dealing with themes of community and how we treat each other.

[elainegrey]

Indeed, there's an echo of the sentinel intelligence as part of setting where "we" are. And Sonia highlights kindness so frequently. Thank you Sonia!

[sonia]

You are welcome! I don't understand the reference to "sentinel intelligence" - can you clarify?

[elainegrey]

The one article i knew from OK Doomer was about that: https://www.okdoomer.io/youre-not-a-fearmonger-you-have-sentinel-intelligence/

I didn't record who pointed me to that; i thought it might have been you. My regrets for just throwing it your way with no context.

[sonia]

Thanks! Now I see the connection. I don’t think I had read that before, so I wasn’t your source.

[ofearthandstars]

Thank you for the rec - their writing resonates a lot with what I've been reading and absorbing over the last few years.

[sonia]

Glad it resonates!