Carbon Farm Homesteading

[NoOneMan]

15. It is absurd that we do not attempt to reorganize the economy before things fall apart

By the time governments are motivated to attempt to reorganize, I question how much energy, power and authority they will really have at their disposal, nor if it can have any positive benefit on the situation.

It just seems like the only action they take is to sit in one place and hope the environment doesn't notice them, like an opossum cowering in front of a car. That leaves the people stuck in a single gear, working to pay down the debt that society has decided they must assume in order to exist; they cannot break free like the homesteaders of the past could. In all, the momentum of civilization must grind on, even if the individual actors find it to be pointless (as they need to feed and house themselves).

I think this comes right back to something you mentioned before. The governments and people will likely reject any idea that their culture has branded as an admittance of failure (even if its the logical, correct course of action). Our culture defines all growth in complexity, production and technology as inherently "good", and therefore, perceives simplification as bad. This is precisely why every "solution" that comes from culture involves solar panels, more new cars and gizmos; culture and its adherents can not even construct a solution outside their bounding paradigm, much less recognize its value.