tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post4777319974534660526..comments2024-03-28T09:51:55.365-06:00Comments on ECOLOGY WITHOUT NATURE: Laughter, Irony, PainTimothy Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05067377804366363020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-24475565375236898932011-05-18T20:14:56.206-05:002011-05-18T20:14:56.206-05:00There does seem to be an affinity between global p...There does seem to be an affinity between global phenomena like climate change, unfolding on disorientingly wide spatial and temporal scales, and the absurd— those "impossible situations" in which we're "intima[tel]y" situated. Eco-absurdity seems to provokes a range of different laughing modes— where do we find them and how do we distinguish them from one another?<br /><br />[] bitter laughter of black comedy<br /><br />[] flippant laughter of postmodernist cynicism<br /><br />[] rueful / accepting laughter of populations intimately familiar with the amorality of environment— its boom and bust cycles, senseless deaths and unexpected windfalls<br /><br />[] & the 5 other laughing modes listed in your post?elliott.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160662911629083550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-64456713051681982712011-05-18T06:54:55.012-05:002011-05-18T06:54:55.012-05:00We are better able to cope with ANY situation if w...We are better able to cope with ANY situation if we stay in tune with the emotional currents of the moment. To express humor during or even about a tragic situation can shake things up, get you thinking in a different, take you closer to the wild, dramatic, horrible, beautiful reality of life. It's one of the principles behind Radical Joy for Hard Times. http://radicaljoyforhardtimes.orgTrebbe Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529008038054092614noreply@blogger.com