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Another Jackalope

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10. Thanks!
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:44 AM
1 hr ago

I almost wasn't still here. This whole eco-megillah combined with the medically assisted death of my life partner was a little hard on my mental health. I came uncomfortably close to topping myself. But I got help, and now I'm just normally nuts. But part of the recovery program was to step away from active doomerism. No more writing, talking or meditating about it. The knowledge never leaves of course, but the pressures are easier to manage when I'm not constantly reinforcing them. The world will come undone at about the same pace whether I write about thermodynamic sociology or not.

It's pleasant to see familiar handles and belief systems though, so I may just stick around.

Cheers,
GG

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sorry justaprogressive 19 hrs ago #1
350 ppm in the rear view mirror 😑 biophile 19 hrs ago #2
Oh, yeah - guesstimating that we'll be past 450 by 2040 at the latest . . . hatrack 19 hrs ago #3
😟 biophile 18 hrs ago #4
20ppm in 13-14 years? When did you become such a wide eyed optimist? OKIsItJustMe 13 hrs ago #5
Well, didn't want to panic anybody . . . hatrack 12 hrs ago #6
Did you say something? OKIsItJustMe 11 hrs ago #7
For 20 years I've been saying TSHTF in 2035. Another Jackalope 2 hrs ago #8
GliderGuider OKIsItJustMe 1 hr ago #9
Thanks! Another Jackalope 1 hr ago #10
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