How do we reduce food waste and help create a sustainable ecosystem when so many are falling for the agri-business narrative of giant monocrop farms using pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals that lead to soil erosion and collapse. Meat is bad - the new narrative, but perhaps it's more about control again. Big money relies on our ignorance that small regenerative farms are a viable way to reverse the damage and increase productivity. Excess food can be composted with manure and yard waste to make nutritious soil to grow nutritious food without the poisons and pollution of the agri-business. So instead of lamenting all the wasted food let's teach our kids how to compost, start community gardens, and value real sustainable food. The "degrowth" should be aimed at the giant monopolies that strive to continue to grow bigger and wealthier by perpetuating false narratives that aren't healthy or sustainable.
Excellent point, you're 100% correct about regenerative farms and composting! :). We're doing those things and teaching our kids. We work hard to avoid CAFO meat and support local farms instead.
@Bob Loblaw -- thank you for your thoughtful comment. It does deserve an equally comprehensive response, though I'm not sure we could do that adequately. Sadly, we are not experts on complex systems. In fact, I'm not sure anyone is an expert on complex systems, hence the name. Still, that hasn't stopped our elites from trying to monkey with the clouds, or oceans or winds. And so coming back to 'balance' means a lot of things that are likely to be impossible. It does feel like many things are poisoned, unfortunately, including the minds of our so-called leaders and their agendas to correct a course for this planet. Not sure a vote for one "clown" over another actually does anything except placate us to think we can actually make a difference -- I know that is deeply cynical.
We just published our first story of this week on the 'degrowth' agenda (https://open.substack.com/pub/collapselife/p/the-degrowth-agenda-is-profoundly?r=1ooek0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) which links to some of the things you are saying. If the planet has to be fixed by reducing those inhabitants consuming it, can we morally and ethically engage in such a cull? The quiet part is now being said out loud: There are too many people on the earth. But those making such claims aren't lining up to set an example for others, are they? We have a great interview coming up this weekend with former Texas state representative, Jason Isaac. Don't miss it. We talk about many of these issues.
Your point about large corporations being subsidized by tax dollars is poignant. Unfortunately, we expect to see the confluence of this growing stronger in the future, along with a disconnect from actual market forces. Modern monetary theory -- basically printing money out of thin air and the delusion that comes with that power -- is now well accepted and being implemented. Once money goes truly digital, linked to your digital ID, all bets are off. Most people do not know it's coming. Folks like yourself and other Collapse Life readers are seeing it and (hopefully) trying to prepare.
The only true way forward, we surmise, is to not be a part of it. To be, as it were, set-apart. To do that, we must avoid trading our *actual* humanity for the promise of a secular *digital* humanity. If the world has become artifice and an abstraction, digital humanity is surely be the peak of that lunacy. And while many people will have a hard time resisting, being set-apart always comes with challenges. It's the rewards we need to focus on.
We certainly are living out of balance. The key is to reinvent our lifestyles and not rely on giant companies or govt to do so. Homesteads, community, and simple living are the key. Staying debt free!
How do we reduce food waste and help create a sustainable ecosystem when so many are falling for the agri-business narrative of giant monocrop farms using pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals that lead to soil erosion and collapse. Meat is bad - the new narrative, but perhaps it's more about control again. Big money relies on our ignorance that small regenerative farms are a viable way to reverse the damage and increase productivity. Excess food can be composted with manure and yard waste to make nutritious soil to grow nutritious food without the poisons and pollution of the agri-business. So instead of lamenting all the wasted food let's teach our kids how to compost, start community gardens, and value real sustainable food. The "degrowth" should be aimed at the giant monopolies that strive to continue to grow bigger and wealthier by perpetuating false narratives that aren't healthy or sustainable.
Excellent point, you're 100% correct about regenerative farms and composting! :). We're doing those things and teaching our kids. We work hard to avoid CAFO meat and support local farms instead.
Dr. Christopher Marquis Is clearly a statist and should be read and treated accordingly.
@Bob Loblaw -- thank you for your thoughtful comment. It does deserve an equally comprehensive response, though I'm not sure we could do that adequately. Sadly, we are not experts on complex systems. In fact, I'm not sure anyone is an expert on complex systems, hence the name. Still, that hasn't stopped our elites from trying to monkey with the clouds, or oceans or winds. And so coming back to 'balance' means a lot of things that are likely to be impossible. It does feel like many things are poisoned, unfortunately, including the minds of our so-called leaders and their agendas to correct a course for this planet. Not sure a vote for one "clown" over another actually does anything except placate us to think we can actually make a difference -- I know that is deeply cynical.
We just published our first story of this week on the 'degrowth' agenda (https://open.substack.com/pub/collapselife/p/the-degrowth-agenda-is-profoundly?r=1ooek0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) which links to some of the things you are saying. If the planet has to be fixed by reducing those inhabitants consuming it, can we morally and ethically engage in such a cull? The quiet part is now being said out loud: There are too many people on the earth. But those making such claims aren't lining up to set an example for others, are they? We have a great interview coming up this weekend with former Texas state representative, Jason Isaac. Don't miss it. We talk about many of these issues.
Your point about large corporations being subsidized by tax dollars is poignant. Unfortunately, we expect to see the confluence of this growing stronger in the future, along with a disconnect from actual market forces. Modern monetary theory -- basically printing money out of thin air and the delusion that comes with that power -- is now well accepted and being implemented. Once money goes truly digital, linked to your digital ID, all bets are off. Most people do not know it's coming. Folks like yourself and other Collapse Life readers are seeing it and (hopefully) trying to prepare.
The only true way forward, we surmise, is to not be a part of it. To be, as it were, set-apart. To do that, we must avoid trading our *actual* humanity for the promise of a secular *digital* humanity. If the world has become artifice and an abstraction, digital humanity is surely be the peak of that lunacy. And while many people will have a hard time resisting, being set-apart always comes with challenges. It's the rewards we need to focus on.
We certainly are living out of balance. The key is to reinvent our lifestyles and not rely on giant companies or govt to do so. Homesteads, community, and simple living are the key. Staying debt free!