"The concept of "solidarity" has several meanings, a long political history, and some contemporary authors, like Zadie Smith, center their writing around it. "Existential solidarity," which I'm coining here, is the comfort of hearing from other people who can speak to struggles that we identify with and care about. Crucially, these are people who live in fragile, mortal bodies, just like we do."
"Love's Work Love's Work was written while Rose was dying from ovarian cancer. The masterpiece sensitively combines formative memories and memorable interactions with philosophical thoughts on weighty issues. In the Introduction, Madeline Pulman-Jones accurately describes Rose as speaking in the "language of humanity" because her stories, while brief and episodic, illuminate broadly resonant, perhaps even universal themes. Consider how Rose portrays her relationship with Father Dr. Patrick Gorman."
AI has started to outpace many humans at producing compelling narratives, creating pressure on writers and raising concerns about the loss of unique human contributions. Even if AI-generated prose becomes increasingly convincing, it cannot supply existential solidarity — the specific comfort that arises when other fragile, mortal human beings speak about struggles that resonate. Existential solidarity derives from shared embodied vulnerability and the sense that someone else understands suffering from within a mortal life. That desire for human-centered solidarity can be commodified and manipulated. Memoirs written in extremis combine personal memory and philosophical reflection to evoke broadly resonant themes and reinforce human connection.
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