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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.


Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.


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[–] MagpieRhymes 5 points 1 year ago

Ontario, Canada/the city of Ottawa subreddit - holy shit, this is the current-top-level comment/thread on a post in the Ottawa subreddit commenting on the wild weather they got yesterday.

If that’s not mainstream collapse awareness, I don’t know what is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Location: Colorado Front Range

I am so exhausted over climate grief.

Yesterday I went on a gorgeous hike, and I saw tons of insects. Baby frogs, dozens of them! Orioles and pelicans. It was lovely. But even when I'm surrounded by nature, I can't help but think, "How many more generations of pelicans will there be? What about frogs? This is the first oriole I've seen in a couple of years; is it my last one?"

It's like we're living in a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Climate grief can be incredibly draining and I have suffered it as well (I still feel it sometimes but I am mostly over it). I always suggest talking about these things with someone who is close to you like family or a friend. However, I am also aware that many people are either unaware or outright in denial so it can be hard to find someone IRL. As an online resource, I can recommend the Collapse Support Discord. They have chats for venting, weekly collapse support group calls and many other resources for people who suffer from climate grief or distress.

Here's the invite: https://discord.gg/MQzqebGW

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You're a peach. Thank you for responding, and for the resource. <3

[–] Pirky 2 points 1 year ago

Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Despite it raining all day, we're under an air quality alert from the Canadian wildfire smoke. The warning is going to last into tomorrow. And it started almost a week ago. I opened up my windows and I swear I could smell the smoke. There's just a haze no matter where you look.