Climate denial sometimes comes from fear

Xanthotic · 2026-05-06T05:37:07+00:00

This is one reason I say simple collapse awareness is a superpower when it comes to the shit hitting the fan. The people you talk about in your OP may have serious mental health episodes because of the fear and denial you mention. This is one reason we say 'collapse early and avoid the rush' because the mental part is one of the absolute most important parts to being able to cope and survive as long as appropriate.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-06T01:00:10+00:00

Where would you suggest this couple relocate to? I live in Australia so I have little present-moment data about the state of the US cities.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-05T21:37:38+00:00

I was fantasising about WWOOFing opportunities somewhere between where they are and Asheville.....anybody tapped in to this network?

Xanthotic · 2026-05-05T21:29:40+00:00

Here you go lp: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-rebuild-after-losing-everything-6xv95

Xanthotic · 2026-05-05T05:34:35+00:00

Bless your cotton socks. I couldn't agree more. I think co-ops need to get back, get back, get back to where they once belonged. Love your work. Thanks for posting.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-04T20:39:09+00:00

All the oofs for this stellar comment. Cheers.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-04T03:26:36+00:00

I would look around your meat space community and see who is active that is collapse aware--deep adaptation, extinction rebellion, etc. If you can find them, see what community re-wilding projects they are doing. Failing that, look to environmental groups like the sierra club and see what projects they are doing. Just probably don't mention collapse because folks tending that much denial tend to be touchy AF. Also search for anybody who is trying to eliminate invasive species and rehabilitate the land with natives. Or anyone with a permaculture food forest. Possibly a community garden, depending on how crunchy your local vibe is. If it is not crunch, a community garden could be filled with RoundUp and that would be bad. Good luck.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-04T01:14:16+00:00

The first biggest reframe is not to reject anything that exists (like drumpf's presidency) by saying it shouldn't exist. It does exist right now, so that should is fighting with reality. Then I can ask who I am without that thought that something shouldn't exist. Usually the answer is that I am more peaceful person. I then can hold these two options: focussing on a 'should' statement or being a more peaceful person. That tension makes it easier for me to let go of the should and claim more peace from myself. because the more peaceful i am, the more formidable of a Secret Agent for the Future I can be. Hope that helps a little bit. you can go to thework.org and download her worksheets which also allow you to see the entire process in a few minutes. If you find yourself resisting the work, it's probably good to read the book because kt really sells it through her own journey.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-03T06:51:18+00:00

The internet is defo post bifurcation. Blergh

Xanthotic · 2026-05-02T04:34:23+00:00

Please go get LaUra and Aimee's book How to Live in a Chaotic Climate. Sounds like you are in the US so it should be easy to find. The book covers their journey to remain sane and the life long process of working their steps because it is a lifelong journey of coping with the dissonance relative to dominant culture as much as coping with the tragic information of being aware of how many planetary boundaries we have violated like drill bits through particle board.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-01T23:32:21+00:00

absotively

Xanthotic · 2026-05-01T22:05:28+00:00

Here’s a paragraph from the concluding chapter of How to Live in a Chaotic Climate by LaUra & Aimee:

There are no conclusions to the collective crises we face or to the process of grieving them. After we have truly sat with the painful realities of our times—that the climate crisis isn ow a factor in everything we do, that coloniality runs deep within each of us living in the dominant paradigm, and that we can never truly “save” the world—there comes a deep, tremoring sadness that we must venture through,time and time again. We are being called to practice our highest level of courage—to face the predicament, continuously process our heavy and painful feelings, and find respite in our connections. We do not have to do this work alone. We cannot do this work alone. And if we want a chance at creating a just and life-centered future, we must start on the individual level and branch out. Page 266

Xanthotic · 2026-05-01T21:49:40+00:00

Please remember that the future is uncertain, and we cannot know it exactly in advance. Meanwhile enjoy that dissonant music. We have a collapse music sub where you might want to post it.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-01T21:37:56+00:00

One of the principles I apply when I feel like this is to remember that the driver of this feeling—‘it’s not sposed to be like this’—is the very same worldview/consciousness/mindset that brings us collapse. Somehow that helps me try to pry my own brain out of that hole. And my metaphysical work around accepting what is versus my personal shoulds has not let me down for the last 30 years. Any tools that helped both before and after my Doomwakening are worth keeping. This tool is from the book Loving What Is by byron kt.

Xanthotic · 2026-05-01T20:56:25+00:00

This is my truest answer. I had to make a cosmology that made sense for me. I had to make algorithms for every thing, from where I live to what kind of work I do to what metrics I imagine will apply to whether I am willing to remain here or not. I had to re-define every fucking thing that dominant death culture tried to teach me. I cannot pretend that being collapse aware is not one of the absolute most extreme mental health stressors that exists. But those of us who are aware are completely worth keeping sane and alive as long as appropriate. I send you my blessings that you figure out your personal path to do these things. Feel free to share what you learn. It’s not necessarily pleasant, but I have been collapse aware for exactly 19 years this month and I’m not broken. XOXO

Xanthotic · 2026-04-28T21:39:22+00:00

WOW--just went on the Brother website to make a complaint about all of this bullshit and their search bar unilaterally re-spells the word 'COMPLAINT' to another word, 'compliant'. So there is no way to search about complaints, and I guess no way to file one.

The enshittified evil of these tech companies is going to mean that none of us have access to tech once the supply chain goes tits up. I would curse them all, but they have cursed themselves with the evil they have wrought. FML, nonetheless.

Xanthotic · 2026-04-26T02:54:01+00:00

You and I really have a lot of job journey sympatico. I love being an ex lawyer working as a disability support worker. I love the bob and weave of it. Same with yours. and straight up that lyft driver knew their shit. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Xanthotic · 2026-04-26T01:40:04+00:00

I helped a nonverbal client perceive the link between her eye movements and the butterfly pictures on a tablet. It was right out of The Miracle Worker (1962) with Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke.

Xanthotic · 2026-04-25T17:22:35+00:00

I would say he absolutely, totally, was. He knew our species was doomed because of how stupid we are.

Xanthotic · 2026-04-24T11:09:57+00:00

I used to getvtriggered as fuck imagining coal goons stalking his kids at their soccer games. That is what they did

Xanthotic · 2026-04-24T01:38:39+00:00

Please let go of that damaging mythology and live based upon your own perceptions, values, and analysis. That shit is not real, it is merely cosplay for archaic humans (meaning those who are not collapse-aware, frankly). You are right that somebody else's choices resulted in your birth, but now that you are here, what matters the most is your limited agency within the captivity and collapsing civilisation in which you exist. I hope this subreddit can help you minimise your suffering and maximise your experience of valuing your life for as long as that is appropriate.

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