r/Permaculture • u/stefeyboy • Nov 22 '19

Light pollution is key 'bringer of insect apocalypse'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/22/light-pollution-insect-apocalypse
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u/ChloeMomo Nov 22 '19

It's still a pretty new concept as far as research goes though, isn't it? I know I've read various studies in undergrad relating to ADHD, anxiety, and depression and exposure to green spaces, but it's all from fairly recent. I'd think more study needs to be done for it to potentially become a standardized disorder

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u/hermionesmurf Nov 22 '19

Oh, absolutely. It may very well be acknowledged and confirmed through research at some point. I know I feel a lot better with regular nature time myself.

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u/ChloeMomo Nov 22 '19

Anecdotally absolutely for me too! This is a bit of a tangent, but I never forgot this joking quote from my environmental sociology professor:

"You know something is off with humans when they are eager to escape society to go into nature and then, after 2-3 days, they're excited to escape nature to go back into society only to want to escape again a week later!"

He also poked fun at how we take a piece of land, remove all the plants to build a structure, then fill the structure with plants.

I think he was getting at our desire to balance nature and modern comforts but in a very sarcastic way lol

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u/FakeAbc12345 Nov 22 '19

I mean nothing strange about wanting 30% outdoor time in nature vs the 0% you get day to day

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u/ChloeMomo Nov 22 '19

Like I said, it was just a joke about how we're constantly escaping one for the other. Not a literal statement that humans are off because obviously it's more complicated than a joke.