At least that still has the option of circumvention without the massive loss of life and suffering we've seen across the world as a result of the instability introduced into would politics by Trumpism, but sure... This is fine...
Well clearly we're not telling you to go away ;)
Maybe you already found it?
Darn touchscreens, meant to reply inline and got the main post
Try a local garden center, assuming it's not a big box store. Most of the people there will be happy to chatter about their favorite plants if you're into that, but just going and looking around always lifts my spirits
Also happy to help you get a job if you want to beta test: https://circuitforge.tech/software/peregrine
edit: I'm the main dev on this and can get you freebies
What about the other 97% of the biosphere?
Stephen Baxter has a ton of hard sci fi books with a similar aesthetic, expansive stories, and interesting philosophy