Changes: Soft Apocalypse

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Soft Apocalypse is the concept of society collapsing slowly or post catastrophe. Usually characterized by the decline of technology, abandoned cities full of wildlife. The surviving humans would be focused on food, shelter, and having to work together as a community rather than fighting or having to deal with whichever world ending event may be occurring. The technology they have might be solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources.

Philosophy

Pictures in this style look abandoned and seem as if they've been that way for years now. This can inspire feelings of hope, dread, meaninglessness and hatred for this world as it is right now. Using the feeling of collapse of today's society, the aesthetic focuses on the positivity of the world being a cleaner and generally happier place after the apocalypse. This works especially well since today's capitalistic society is so unfocused on doing anything to stop climate change from progressing the way it is and other similar pollution based issues.

Visuals

The visual features of soft apocalypse are very reliant on nature surrounded urban environments. These environments will often include concrete, brutalist architecture, skyscrapers, large buildings and subway stations. They're also very bland in appearance, in comparison to the bright moss, lichen or trees which surround the once urban area.

concrete
brutalist architecture
moss and lichens
trees
urban environments
clear sky
dereliction

Media

Books

'The Eleventh Plague' by Jeff Hirsch
'Soft Apocalypse' by Will McIntosh
'Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

Anime and TV

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō by Hitoshi Ashinano
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

Games

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Horizon Zero Dawn
Hyper Light Drifter
Far Cry New Dawn
The Last Of Us

Resources

External links to help get a better understanding of these aesthetics.

Playlists

⚡AESTHETIC: soft apocalypse by Chaotic Good

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-'''Soft Apocalypse''' is the concept of society collapsing slowly and without a catastrophe. Usually characterized by the decline of technology, abandoned cities full of wildlife. The surviving humans would be focused on food, shelter, working together as a community rather than fighting or having to deal with whatever world ending event that may be occurring. Any technology they have might be solar, wind, or any other renewable energy source rather than a fossil fuel.
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+|related_aesthetics = [[Cargopunk]]<br>[[Post-Apocalyptic]]<br>[[Solarpunk]]
+|title1             = Soft Apocalypse|key_values=Hope, harmony with nature, anarchy|key_motifs=Overgrown cities, nature|key_colours=Green, grey, white, light brown|other_names=Apocalypsecore}}
+'''Soft Apocalypse''' is the concept of society collapsing slowly or post catastrophe. Usually characterized by the decline of technology, abandoned cities full of wildlife. The surviving humans would be focused on food, shelter, and having to work together as a community rather than fighting or having to deal with whichever world ending event may be occurring. The technology they have might be solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources.
-== Media ==
-=== Books ===
+== Philosophy ==
+Pictures in this style look abandoned and seem as if they've been that way for years now. This can inspire feelings of hope, dread, meaninglessness and hatred for this world as it is right now. Using the feeling of collapse of today's society, the aesthetic focuses on the positivity of the world being a cleaner and generally happier place after the apocalypse. This works especially well since today's capitalistic society is so unfocused on doing anything to stop climate change from progressing the way it is and other similar pollution based issues.
-'soft apocalypse' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_McIntosh Will McIntosh]
-=== Anime ===
+== Visuals ==
+The visual features of soft apocalypse are very reliant on nature surrounded urban environments. These environments will often include concrete, brutalist architecture, skyscrapers, large buildings and subway stations. They're also very bland in appearance, in comparison to the bright moss, lichen or trees which surround the once urban area.
-''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kik%C5%8D Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō]'' by Hitoshi Ashinano
+*concrete
-== Gallery ==
+* brutalist architecture
-<gallery>
+* moss and lichens
+* trees
+* urban environments
+* clear sky
+* dereliction
+==Media==
-File:Screen Shot 2020-11-06 at 6.28.26 PM.png
+===Books===
-</gallery><gallery>
+*'The Eleventh Plague' by [https://www.jeff-hirsch.com/ Jeff Hirsch]
+*'Soft Apocalypse' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_McIntosh Will McIntosh]
+*'Earth Abides by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Stewart George R. Stewart]
+===Anime and TV===
+*''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kik%C5%8D Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō]'' by Hitoshi Ashinano
+*''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts''
+=== Games ===
+* Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
+*Horizon Zero Dawn
+*Hyper Light Drifter
+*Far Cry New Dawn
+*The Last Of Us
+== Resources ==
+External links to help get a better understanding of these aesthetics.
+=== Playlists ===
+*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4NqgDjDHfmjwh3ZeSycRvy?si=1fec22fb9a0a4fb0 ⚡AESTHETIC: soft apocalypse] by [https://open.spotify.com/user/bxva13vs6kb2ts34x5joj4x71?si=a40874e2ffad42d4 Chaotic Good]
+==Gallery==
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+Screen Shot 2020-11-06 at 6.28.26 PM.png
+Tumblr e6016f9cbb5d0c4da9001e5f64839621 42a6355c 540.jpg|an image of the manga mentioned above
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