Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

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• baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I mean, yes, but this article and “study” are stupid. Trying to measure “connection to nature” by references in print over time is definitely not some quantifiable yardstick.

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  • thestranging@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    why not? I’d argue literature is like societies diary…the word choice reflects mood and general themes…if nature words aren’t being used as much as they used to be, I can’t think of another reason other than that the general mood toward nature has shifted from connection to disconnection. can you? and writers/artists are often a populations most likely to be connected to nature, so seeing a huge decline in this field over the last 220 years is as significant a sign as any, imho

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• Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  But people are drinking less. I mean, what else is there to do in nature?

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• MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Who gives a shit

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