With the novel 'sattgelebt', Herbert Smetan left the world of numbers and turned to the inner conflicts of his generation, which feels that its promise of progress is cracking. The focus is not on apocalyptic scenarios, but on people - with their contradictions, their repression, their fears, and their hopes. In the present book 'Aus der Stille des Sturms', he continues these thoughts while lying on a rotting yacht off the coast of Rügen, engaging in dialogue with an artificial intelligence. It addresses the climate crisis, our responsibility, and the comfortable silence. It reflects the quiet realization that technology will not save us, as it merely accelerates what is already in motion.