I think about this a lot as I recently joined as a mod there this summer.
It is a raw look at the world absolutely through the rose tinted lens of emotion. You know, the ones that turn all flags into red flags or red flags into normal flags.
Misery loves company and at the end of the day I feel that camaraderie despite the doom and gloom. The subreddit is a net positive because it allows people
a)to share and discuss their deepest fears with likeminded individuals
b)to share and discuss how they are coping.
This has an untold value in today’s world, in my honest opinion.
Thinking that society is going to collapse is a matter of timeline. Some people think it is inevitable and maybe coming in a timescale of decades or centuries while others feel that we are already on the roller coaster down and are about to hit the loopy loop. Both views are almost unfathomable without being “too-online.”
My advice if you feel society is becoming too unstable: go on a backcountry camping trip for a few days and chill out. Knowing that that is what life may be like in the worst case scenario future ;).
TLDR; I have seen a community member describe /r/collapse as the other side of the coin of /r/futurology.
It is a raw look at the world absolutely through the rose tinted lens of emotion. You know, the ones that turn all flags into red flags or red flags into normal flags.
Misery loves company and at the end of the day I feel that camaraderie despite the doom and gloom. The subreddit is a net positive because it allows people
a)to share and discuss their deepest fears with likeminded individuals b)to share and discuss how they are coping.
This has an untold value in today’s world, in my honest opinion.
Thinking that society is going to collapse is a matter of timeline. Some people think it is inevitable and maybe coming in a timescale of decades or centuries while others feel that we are already on the roller coaster down and are about to hit the loopy loop. Both views are almost unfathomable without being “too-online.”
My advice if you feel society is becoming too unstable: go on a backcountry camping trip for a few days and chill out. Knowing that that is what life may be like in the worst case scenario future ;).
TLDR; I have seen a community member describe /r/collapse as the other side of the coin of /r/futurology.