Extrapolated world
I was talking to my step daughter recently, listening to her ponder her next moves in her life and career. She and her classmates, friends, and lover, all foresee a tomorrow that is just like today but they have a role in that, rising through the capitalist structure, enjoying a never ending cornucopia of new toys, game boxes, nights out, and more extensive comfort and fun. She does not read my blog.
She has worked very hard and wants the commesurate rewards. I cannot break her heart. It is bad enough that I wear some of you down, depress you, interfere with your unfettered enjoyment of your flagrant excesses and planet killing decisions, but I can't bring myself to do that to her. I love here dearly and will do what I can to provide for her during and after the "adjustment." God, I just wrote that and even as I did, I realized it wasn't true. I will not likely help her at all because she is out of reach of me now, in this world of cities, jobs, and fashion. She will live or die based on her own flexibility, wits, and strength. She has all those things so maybe she will do well despite my concerns.
Meanwhile I am back in Eugene at TJ's in Elmira, I'm very tired, but TJ did manage to find a copy of Crude Awakening for me to watch and I will do that before my eyes give up for the night.
There is more to say but my brain is mush. Despite that I'm glad to be at this home now and will see many of you soon. - mcnalan
posted by mcnalan @ Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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I know what you mean, so often I just let people on thinking what they want to believe rather than burden them with the knowledge of peak oil agricultural collapse factory farming and the multitude of other problems obviously facing us. I don't know whether blocking it out is a survival strategy but most people dont want to hear about these sorts of things and forcing in upon them seems pointless. Instead I slowly encourage people that are keen to listen providing them with information and resources in their own time when they want it. I dont knw if I should be forcing it upon people, on one hand people need to know these sorts of things and the planet needs them to know but on the other if they are not receptive then there is not much point.
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