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My sister worked for the florida DOT doing environmental assessments and she said it was quite demoralizing because no matter what the assessment found (project would impact endangered species, waterways, etc) the dept would just write a justification and staple the report to it and do what they originally planned instead of re-routing, adjusting plans, etc.

Ed was a big sensation locally and was on the run for over a week. Probably a more wholesome use of helicopter time/resources than whatever it would have been assigned to otherwise.

That slider looks really satisfying

The eye always makes me think of Series of Unfortunate Events even though the Illuminati clearly has the most brand recognition attached to it

All about optics

I definitely agree we have an imagination problem, but I don’t think it’s limited to ‘the left.’ I actually think the issue lies squarely with (classical) liberalism and the values it instills. Any time someone with an optimistic vision starts to voice it people pile on with 500 reasons it’s impractical. People have a very “we can’t do better or we already would have” mindset. People also want there to be a general solution that works mechanically for everyone.

As mundane as it sounds I think the key really is fostering a sense of self-determination in our communities. Encouraging people to use their own resourcefulness to solve problems they see in their communities and in the world.

This isn’t limited to small or local problems, Instead of working for google tech bros could be building logistics programs to allow people to organize global food distribution through piecemeal contributions of food and transportation.

Things are the way they are because they were built that way under specific incentives and the people in power do not want to lose it. This is not inevitable or the best we can do. If we change our priorities and stop letting ‘the market’ act as a proxy for what we want to see, there is plenty of room for optimism about the future.

People are reasonable for not wanting to bring children into the world during a famine. Let’s plant some trees and pull eachother up and build communities people can imagine their kids thriving in first.

We need our young men back in the public houses so they realize their home town already has its own joe rogan but he prob shouldn’t be taken seriously

Another is waterislifegaza.org

I feel like I can see this in daily life too. People senselessly maintaining a facade of calm, rational, normalcy while the pot boils over.

I still remember the pneumonic for “pool” in Spanish that a high school classmate came up with: La Piscina — Piss in a pool.

Depends how far into the apocalypse we are. Has enough time passed that some people have organized to clear the roads (especially tunnels and other difficult passes) of stalled vehicles? If not the car isn’t going to be very useful whereas you could carry a bike and stow it reasonably quickly if you hear a sketchy group of travelers down the way.

If you’re the group clearing the roads you definitely want some powered equipment.

Maybe build partnerships with some key communities abroad too so if something goes down in one place you can shift to an unaffected area where you already know and trust people. International solidarity prepping.