I had so many things come up for me as I read your piece and I am still processing... A quick note to say that I appreciate your doing this work as I focus on a different part of the hydra in my day job as a psychotherapist and as a writer (on the side). I especially appreciate the links to resource building on the ground we can do now (the resilience hubs, go-bags, etc.) and the AI information on the need to (again/still) protect our online life. Also, the link on solidarity, YES! (insert little pumped fist and heart emoji).
Most of the article rang true to me, especially the importance of community to resilience. It’s curious to me then that you exaggerate the devastation of Asheville. While significant portions of the city were destroyed by the floods and essential infrastructure (water, electricity, gas, sewage) damaged, the downtown and higher elevation neighborhoods remain intact. There is no need to exaggerate. It’s bad enough as it is.
Hi, Scout! As I said in the piece, Asheville has received a lot of attention because it's not what we culturally associate as a "high risk" area for climate disasters. Of course, other parts of the country were heavily affected and have it much worse than Asheville right now. I also saw no need to specify that "some parts were affected while other parts are doing fine"; it's a level of specificity would be necessary if I were, say, reporting live from the scene, but I am not, so I didn't include it. Lastly, I tend to assume disasters like these are worse than described in mainstream news articles; I've seen plenty of first-hand accounts on TikTok that seem pretty dire. Hope this helps!
Thanks Anna… you’re right that it’s hard to know how bad it really is without personally living through it. I pray that the people dealing with the aftermath are helping each other, that all our donations help, that FEMA and other aid is getting through to where it’s needed.
I had so many things come up for me as I read your piece and I am still processing... A quick note to say that I appreciate your doing this work as I focus on a different part of the hydra in my day job as a psychotherapist and as a writer (on the side). I especially appreciate the links to resource building on the ground we can do now (the resilience hubs, go-bags, etc.) and the AI information on the need to (again/still) protect our online life. Also, the link on solidarity, YES! (insert little pumped fist and heart emoji).
Thanks so much!! Also, you can pull up an Emoji keyboard with the Windows button + "." (period) ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Most of the article rang true to me, especially the importance of community to resilience. It’s curious to me then that you exaggerate the devastation of Asheville. While significant portions of the city were destroyed by the floods and essential infrastructure (water, electricity, gas, sewage) damaged, the downtown and higher elevation neighborhoods remain intact. There is no need to exaggerate. It’s bad enough as it is.
Hi, Scout! As I said in the piece, Asheville has received a lot of attention because it's not what we culturally associate as a "high risk" area for climate disasters. Of course, other parts of the country were heavily affected and have it much worse than Asheville right now. I also saw no need to specify that "some parts were affected while other parts are doing fine"; it's a level of specificity would be necessary if I were, say, reporting live from the scene, but I am not, so I didn't include it. Lastly, I tend to assume disasters like these are worse than described in mainstream news articles; I've seen plenty of first-hand accounts on TikTok that seem pretty dire. Hope this helps!
Thanks Anna… you’re right that it’s hard to know how bad it really is without personally living through it. I pray that the people dealing with the aftermath are helping each other, that all our donations help, that FEMA and other aid is getting through to where it’s needed.