it seems like a lot of people equate nature with mental health, as if being near plants can cure depression or something

but just to be clear, I don’t want nature anywhere near me. nature is gross, full of parasites and other horrible things, and oh yeah it was created by a ruthless amoral survive-at-any-cost process known as evolution. it presents serious dangers to me everywhere I encounter it and I also just don’t like it

my ideal living environment is a massive neon-lit Eclipse-Phase-esque cyberpunk city built on (or inside of) an asteroid. that looks like Mirror’s Edge during the day and Blade Runner at night

(actually, I hope that eventually we can even save every animal on Earth from nature. and instead just upload their minds into simulations designed to meet all of their needs perfectly and always give them something new/fun to do. even animals don’t deserve nature)

solarpunk is a valid aesthetic, and I’m just happy that some kind of utopian scifi still exists on the margins of 2025 pop culture, but it never felt quite right to me because of its emphasis on nature and plants. keep those things away from me

@kasdeya yeah, I kinda agree. Nature literally requires us to kill, skin and burn animals (sometimes alive) for their fur and flesh. It's a struggle for all species. We can do way better than nature, come on.

@kasdeya i like nature. it has plants that make oxygen, it has forests that when you walk through them you feel enchanted. it has cute animals. sure parasites suck n stuff but they don't bother me nearly as often. i think the ideal solution is just *choice*.
i wouldn't wanna spend 24/7 in nature, nor would i wanna spend 24/7 at home, nor would i wanna spend 24/7 in a cool cyperpunk cityscape.