Thank you, Antonia. This was a balm, a catalyst for thought, and a call to action. And I just ordered the Economic Science Fictions book from my [independent, non-Am***n] bookseller!
Another thought provoking and wonderful column! Some of this reminded me of an intriguing line from the movie "Deliverance", when Burt Reynolds sez: "The system is gonna fail. Machines are gonna fail. Then it's who has the ability to survive". I hope we never to that state, but as a race developing increasing complexity in everything we do, you wonder how fragile things really are? Great article - have not read it all - recently in The Atlantic about climate change and how extreme it could be. Anyway, more chaotic thoughts, but this is enough.. have a great weekend!
I've been thinking about our text conversation yesterday about the vaccinations in Missoula. JLB and his wife did indeed have an easy path to it, but I also recall him calling his daughter "a wizard" for making it happen. Which speaks to what you say about the bullshit concert ticket analogy, and the necessity of having someone with the time and inclination to wade through all that electronic fuckery. And it's not just health care. It's unemployment, it's insurance, it's all the machinery that must exists for a healthy and happy citizenry that gets hosed at every opportunity.
I don't even think about the vaccine. I just can't imagine I'll be eligible for months. Maybe that's a shitty attitude, I don't know. I don't think my emotional framework at this point can handle the hassle. I've been solid for months but these last couple have been hard. Putting on a brave public face takes its own toll.
Thank you, Antonia. This was a balm, a catalyst for thought, and a call to action. And I just ordered the Economic Science Fictions book from my [independent, non-Am***n] bookseller!
Another thought provoking and wonderful column! Some of this reminded me of an intriguing line from the movie "Deliverance", when Burt Reynolds sez: "The system is gonna fail. Machines are gonna fail. Then it's who has the ability to survive". I hope we never to that state, but as a race developing increasing complexity in everything we do, you wonder how fragile things really are? Great article - have not read it all - recently in The Atlantic about climate change and how extreme it could be. Anyway, more chaotic thoughts, but this is enough.. have a great weekend!
I've been thinking about our text conversation yesterday about the vaccinations in Missoula. JLB and his wife did indeed have an easy path to it, but I also recall him calling his daughter "a wizard" for making it happen. Which speaks to what you say about the bullshit concert ticket analogy, and the necessity of having someone with the time and inclination to wade through all that electronic fuckery. And it's not just health care. It's unemployment, it's insurance, it's all the machinery that must exists for a healthy and happy citizenry that gets hosed at every opportunity.
I don't even think about the vaccine. I just can't imagine I'll be eligible for months. Maybe that's a shitty attitude, I don't know. I don't think my emotional framework at this point can handle the hassle. I've been solid for months but these last couple have been hard. Putting on a brave public face takes its own toll.