Comments by Kelsie Starks Most recent public comments by Kelsie Starks https://nowcomment.com/users/157427 Cronon's writing is making me realize that people really only care about saving "pretty" animals or scenic areas, but don't show the same attention for polluted areas or less "aesthetic" nature. https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512477 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512477 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:02:38 -0400 How is society suppose to feel like we belong in the solution, if we keep seeing nature as something separate from us? If we think this way, will it actually work? https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512476 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512476 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 23:54:56 -0400 Wow, now I'm wondering can something still be "real" and powerful even if part of it is built on human imagination? Like, if wilderness is shaped on our ideas, but it still feels sacred to society, does that take away from its value? https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512459 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512459 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:11:36 -0400 This paragraph definitely touches topics that to me do not seem to be talked about enough. Society has created the ultimate perfect image of nature that's not even real. And we, as humans, act like anything that doesn't fit that image doesn't matter. https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512458 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512458 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:06:35 -0400 Exactly! Why is a mountain more "natural" than a city tree or garden? The mindset makes it easy to ignore pollution in our neighborhoods because they're not "wilderness". https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512457 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:01:12 -0400 I can definitely relate to this. Escaping to a forest, park, whatever doesn't erase the fact that we still have to fix the problems back home. Real environmental work is local too. https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512456 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512456 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:52:49 -0400 Honestly, after reading this paragraph felt uncomfortable, in a good way though. I never realized how in order to "preserve" land it was built by pushing Indigenous people out. https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512455 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512455 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:44:42 -0400 I thought this line is very interesting. It's wild to think about how we act like nature is only real when humans haven't touched it, but we've shaped all of it in some way. https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512272 https://nowcomment.com/documents/400498?scroll_to=3512272 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 05:23:57 -0400