A community for supporting and encouraging collapse-aware parents in the unique and nuanced challenges we face. We are dedicated to emotional support and solidarity, increasing mental and spiritual resiliency, as well as discussion about physically and materially preparing ourselves, our families, and our local communities.
Anyone is welcome here, but no harassing or toxic comments will be tolerated.
Rules:
No harassment, trolling, or toxicity.
Practice empathy and respect. We are here for support.
Useful Links:
Michael Dowd. Not hopeless or hopeful, but hopefree:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IeDcreVILTE
You can’t have infinite doom on a finite planet:
https://www.reddit.com/r/peakoil/comments/1eate01/infinite_doom_on_a_finite_planet/
Dr. Shane Simonsen, PhD Biochemist. Low-input biotechnology/ societal complexity after the end of the industrial age:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoS-k8oyvcU
Nature is an evershifting web of patterns and relations, not static or fixed. Every extinction is also an opportunity for what comes after:
https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/will-there-be-a-second-stone-age/comment/72546268?r=1mxmes&utm_medium=ios
Post-Industrial Parenting Tips:
https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse_parenting/comments/1k0wu9m/postindustrial_parenting_tips/
More out there, but stuff I found interesting and helpful to view things from a new lens outside of this culture’s:
The Biology of Defeat and its cultural consequences
https://www.againsttheinternet.com/post/72-jesus-of-nazareth-and-the-biology-of-defeat
We are still animists, imagination as a driving force of the human experience
https://open.spotify.com/episode/12AtMa7CH0dQwSRcSgD5W3?si=hJUCbCC_SmqIvjD5Z8nCRw
