I recently read a great article on intentional and communal living, essential the notion of Utopia.
It is listed below for reference. There are also many people on my feed out there talking a lot about environmental issues, some of you (a few) are taking steps to alter your life seemingly in accordance with your espoused ideals.
For those who are not and if you're genuinely serious about it, consider making different choices in how and who your going to live your lives with. For those of who blessed with resources...show some vision! Or support those who do if you don't have any.
One of the keys to human thriving, NOT just surviving the future is decentralizing all that the state and corporations in order to keep us easy to manage and market to. Small collectives able to support themselves with the resources of the area. Both natural and consciously developed.
And yes, being the bright little monkeys we are , we can harness tech responsibly and with wisdom to help us along that path, terra-form otherwise hostile environments and make life thrivable for small groups of people who are both food and energy independent in their respective communities.
Does this sound like a throw back? A longing for by-gone days?
Of course it does. But that's because that is your program. Life is not as linear as we think. Whatever value we pull from our past moves forward in new and innovative ways. Discernment and wisdom is what differentiates those who succeed long term vs those who burn bright but die fast.
Humans are social and we like to congregate. But what we've done as a species is unprecedented in terms of resource extraction. And like it or not, we're a resource dependent species.
Too many of any species in any area deplete the area of resources. Clever lot we are, we've found temporary ways to circumnavigate that but at what cost to the rest of the world.
We are abundant in "stuff" on the backs of BILLIONS of other beings. Not just other humans but countless other species. But we are clearly NOT abundant in genuine connection to one another, mental wellbeing, peace, health and so on if current research is any indicator.
You're life may be working for YOU. Great for you. But that was the case for loads of happy yet oblivious people prior to 2006-2009. And then...it wasn't.
If you consider yourself a conscientious person simply look outside of your bubble of chance, privilege, "hard work", blessings, however you choose to frame it, and you'll see that other's... MANY others are not so. Many who will work for more and suffer far great than you could imagine.
Like it or not, we are each other's keeper on some level. If you're spirituality (assuming you have any) teaches you anything fundamental, it should be this; that if it is within our power and influence to ease suffering of others, we should.
We're on the same ship. If it goes down because of human stupidity and willful apathy, especially given what the BEST of us have the capacity for it will be a tragic end to an otherwise rare blue gem within this vast cosmos.
Peace ya'll!