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Comments like this are strange since anyone with eyes can see that the break down of the systems we rely on is not some far off future event, it's happening rig
by not_jd_salinger 5y ago
Comments like this are strange since anyone with eyes can see that the break down of the systems we rely on is not some far off future event, it's happening right now and will likely escalate fairly rapidly in the next few decades.
It's not surprising that people feel stress from this and "walking it off" is not all that effective of a treatment.
- anigbrowl 5y agoI'm responding purely to the cosmic timescale brought up in the grandparent comment. I'm saying it's pointless to obsess over cosmic entropy because it inhibits one from doing anything about current problems. While current problems are stressful, reacting to that by fretting over the ultimate pointlessness or unsustainability of existence over the lifetime of the stars/universe is an unhealthy response to stress. Self-care and activity are more effective and productive, even if those long-term uncertainties remain unresolved.