Solastalgia is so abstract and academic and kind of wistful and romantic. I don’t see how it helps anyone facing existential threat make sense of it and advocate - as Pacific civil society leaders have done so strongly.
Thank you for sharing such crucial perspectives. Joanna Macy also didn’t appreciate the word solastalgia, when we introduced the concept to her a few years ago ~ she thought it was a watering down of the main struggle, namely “grief”
Solastalgia is so abstract and academic and kind of wistful and romantic. I don’t see how it helps anyone facing existential threat make sense of it and advocate - as Pacific civil society leaders have done so strongly.
Thank you for this moving and powerful post, the voice and leadership of Pasifika peoples is vital for climate and ecosystems and cultural change.
Thank you for sharing! Such a needed POV that should actually dominate conversations and actions around the climate 🌻
Thank you for sharing such crucial perspectives. Joanna Macy also didn’t appreciate the word solastalgia, when we introduced the concept to her a few years ago ~ she thought it was a watering down of the main struggle, namely “grief”