Don’t get me started on how much water is lost in CA due to leaking infrastructure that they can’t be bothered to fix because water is cheap.
speedingcheese
joined 9 months ago
I want to see a study like this about people who lost faith simply because they were not helped or truly listened to. Lots of people with complex illnesses have had similar experiences as each other.
Is this cost-efficient? Pretend I live somewhere with expensive power
Of course! Just like our current society, lots of people are needed to make thing run smoothly. Just off the top of my head: clothing repair and upcycling, woodworking, tool librarian, mechanics of all kinds, people to keep everything organized, storytellers, cooks, care for anyone who needs it (children, elderly, disabled) solar techs, plumbers, electricians… I was expecting to run out of ideas but I didn’t and now my thumbs are tired.
Wow, what a brave woman doing immensely important work. It’s refreshing to see a new and different take on handling trauma and PTSD. We all need nervous system education after these past few years. I’m seriously considering that course of hers!
To me, the connection wasn’t direct. The author was saying that to move forward and solve humanity’s problems, there needs to be less heroes (guys with spears) and more collaboration (people with bags). Humans love their heroes so it’s an uphill battle.
What I took from my initial read is “stop waiting for others to save the world.” That feels solarpunk to me.