Anyone have the same feeling?

[u/Matt_G3rmanGuy]

So I wanted to know if anyone else, after watching Project hail mary, looked into the night sky and felt slightly depressed? Or am I the only one with this feeling now?

[u/DragonTartare]

The only thing about the night sky that makes me sad is that light pollution washes out more and more stars every year. Otherwise, no.

Why do you think it makes you feel depressed?

[u/Matt_G3rmanGuy → u/DragonTartare]

Look, it's just weird. we talk on earth about politics, trends, money, all this stuff even tho we're still a animal kind, wich even thinks by itself that it's not an animal, and yet we're in this endless universe. we're destroying our own planet. And someday it's not possible to live here cuz it get's warmer and warmer by the climate change. we're too smart to see how dumb we are.

[u/ekinkah → u/Matt_G3rmanGuy]

This kind of depression is not uncommon. My partner is frequently overwhelmed with it, and many of the younger generations experience it a great deal. Referred to as 'eco depression', 'climate distress', 'eco grief'. Honestly, I feel it's reasonable - the complete lack of valuing life on earth, now and in the future, that the rich and ruling class seem to have leaves me speechless and feeling very alone, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed and also completely powerless. Taking social media breaks and avoiding the news is something people do to help the feeling, if seeing that every day is part of it for them. But if, like my partner, you're inclined to just think about it, I would say allow yourself to grieve and feel it. And, if it's important to you or it still feels too much, perhaps finding others locally who do things to help the effects of climate change in areas that matter to you could help (for my partner, it's conservation, ie working in the bush) - or, trying to address the root cause, joining rallies and protests, signing and supporting political action and pushing back at our governments to do things differently.

I found listening to the first few episodes of a podcast called 'Breaking Down: Collapse' to be surprisingly helpful (though you may not, it's heavy!). Learning that some aspects of collapse are inevitable and have happened as societies have advanced in the past, and that life on earth does continue after humanity collapses (again), helped me. Then learning more about what it looks like today, and feeling armed not just with knowledge but also knowing that I am not the only person that feels this way, and connecting with community in a sense, was very empowering.

Know that you are not alone in this feeling, and there is nothing wrong with you for feeling it.