u/rmannyconda78

It kinda occurred to me. Collapse awareness makes nostalgia hit so much harder. I’m a YouTuber/filmmaker (when I’m not working my day job), I do make some collapse related content which I do promote here on Reddit. I was talking to another Redditor about a video I made on urban decay, the opening shot was footage of the old mall in my town. Had a strong moment of what I can describe of an overpowering feeling of nostalgia/sadness.

I had a memory come up of that old mall when I was little. it was a Christmas, around 2005-7 I remember them bringing in reindeer, sitting on Santa’s lap and having a picture taken, and all the Christmas decorations, including a Christmas ornament store they had set up. It’s a bit deeper than simple Christmas decorations for me, you see I had a good childhood, and the side of town I lived on was pretty low in the crime rate at the time. It’s watching the area you grew up in slowly decay over 20 years, along with being present for 2 murders, and getting abused in college to the point of your nerves being shot, that does it, it makes that nostalgia from your childhood hit so much harder.

I’m actually having difficulty processing these thoughts and could use a hand processing them. I pretty much typed out what my Covid fried brain could process from those feelings.

Submission statement: another case study of Marion, Indiana. A once thriving industrial city now a hollow shell of its former self (though the current mayor is actually trying to improve it, will commend that effort). First shot is the mostly abandoned 5 points mall, and a few more places.

Industry leaves, crime rates increase, city decays slowly over time. This city has quite the history overall.

A fairly powerful squall line swept over my area.
Submission statement:
Collapse releated because as the world warms storms will get more powerful, this squall is a baby compared to what’s probably to come.

Marion, Indiana. Place looks almost idyllic from above, but I’ve witnessed some horrific things happen there over the years. The castle apt building which is featured in the video was the site of the 1930 lynching that inspired the song “strange fruit” by the way not for the faint of heart to look up. That left a dark mark upon Grant county that will likely remain forever. The last shot is a little bit of the mostly abandoned 5 points mall, the parking lot is massive for it, but now it’s mostly empty. I may have to make a video showing more of the decay of the area.

I sorta have one, it’s fairly simple. It has beets(canned beets until I can harvest mine from the garden), potatoes, chicken broth, bacon grease, thyme, and rosemary. I personally like it, I’m always looking to improve my recipe. Actually have a pot of it on the stove right now.

Edit: Grammar fix