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> the collapse of public health, the collapse of our democracies, the collapse of global industrial civilization, and the collapse of our ecosystems. Her mothe
by AlbertCory 2y ago
> the collapse of public health, the collapse of our democracies, the collapse of global industrial civilization, and the collapse of our ecosystems.
Her mother was schizophrenic. OK, we get that. People like to deny problems and sweep them under the rug. We get that, too.
However, generalizing her mother's illness to the "collapse of global industrial civilization" is a bridge too far. People can reasonably differ about that, in general, and specifically about what should be done about it if it IS true.
- abbadadda 2y agoI don’t think you understood. The mother’s illness was not generalized to the collapse of global civilization. The author’s experience with the former is being generalized to the experience of others as it relates to the “collapse” of global civilization.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago> "collapse of global industrial civilization" Would intentional restraint of civilization be a better descriptor? How about neutering by design? My wife needs long term, in-patient treatment and therapy. After centuries we can finally do it fairly well. And then we put a moat around it that very few can cross. My wife is not in the small, privileged class that can cross that moat. After a lot of damage, she eventually left us to become homeless. The last I heard she's 2k miles away. Her sister died unexpectedly yesterday. I sent word but it's not likely to reach her.
- nuancebydefault 2y agoIn fact he/she implies that they have the talent of spotting upcoming collapses well.
- AlbertCory 2y agoYou people are all missing the point: Your loved one's decline is something you have superior insight into. "Global decline": no, you probably do not. The former is something that an outsider can't argue with you about, unless they know the person. The latter: yes, they can. Their facts and opinions might well be better than yours.