David Higgins
@davidhiggins.bsky.social
Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Leeds, UK. Working on culture and environmental crisis. Writing a book about birds, loss, and restoration. Worried parent. Luddite. Opinions my own. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
those were the days!
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
those were the days!
Reposted by David Higgins
I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
Reminds me of a passage in Stephen Jenkinson's book Die Wise. He writes against the truism that everybody knows that they're going to die, observing that in practice everybody knows that everybody else is going to die. A worrying thought that has stayed with me!
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reminds me of a passage in Stephen Jenkinson's book Die Wise. He writes against the truism that everybody knows that they're going to die, observing that in practice everybody knows that everybody else is going to die. A worrying thought that has stayed with me!
The 'Why?' question is something I need to work on...
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The 'Why?' question is something I need to work on...
Thank you James: that's a very nice interpretation!
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thank you James: that's a very nice interpretation!