As wikipedia defines it:
Solastalgia (/ˌsɒləˈstældʒə/) is a neologism, formed by the combination of the Latin words sōlācium (comfort) and the Greek root -algia (pain, suffering, grief), that describes a form of emotional or existential distress caused by environmental change. It is best described as the lived experience of negatively perceived environmental change. A distinction can be made between solastalgia linked to distress about what is in the process of negatively perceived change and eco-anxiety linked to what may happen in the future, associated with “pre-traumatic stress.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia
But where does this leave society, humanity?
Grasping for stability, hoping for hope.
Dreaming of safety, longing for love.
We’re separating from each other, becoming isolated,
all-the-while becoming more entrenched in our desperation to not be depressed,
while becoming more depressed.
There is simply nothing being done to avoid the catastrophe coming at us.
We’re being warned, made aware of the truth in science and society
that we are unable to cease our greed and desire for excess consumption,
more than we need, and more than this world has to give us.
After a medical procedure, used the time to catch up on some TV, especially moved by Apple TV’s Extrapolations.
AI is causing a convergence of tech, and a divergence in awareness at a rate that i’ve never witnessed. If we are to continue forward, something needs done… but what?!?
…a commune? travel? retreat? revolt? rebellion? ignorance?