Climate warming, far right rising, democracy eroding, huges setbacks un humain rights, hate crimes exploding, biodiversity dying, activism more ans more criminalized, etc…it seem society is living its last moments, and doomerism looks like the only rational option. So what prevent you from being a doomer despite all of this ?
It’s hard to articulate but probably the only thing for me right now is the sheer weirdness of everything. It feels like everyone’s perceptions of reality have been shaken loose and unusual things are more likely to happen.
So nothing concrete; just vibes. And uncomfortable vibes at that.
Also, chaos and upheaval lead to change and the most optimistic part of me hopes that whatever emerges from it will be defined by people who have had the courage to resist all of the fear, hate and greed.
Funny, I had the exact opposite reaction. For me it’s that nothing that is happening is new and if you look carefully nothing is weird or unusual, it’s just the same ol’ same ol’ rehashed from a modern perspective.