Thoughts on current events and how it relates to being in grad school.
It is possible that if we have a depression (crash of the economic market is the accurate word) people will return to what matters.
I was talking with my dad on the phone today and he was saying that to him, it was a great thing. He told me he never thought he would see the crashing of capitalism in his lifetime but that he thinks that if it crashes fast and soon, he sees hope for our survival and the survival of the planet.
Me of course, I am just thinking the whole time "but what if I can't come *home* because it's too expensive to make or fly on airplanes ?"
And I realize what a selfish concern but shit, it also makes me realize that I'd rather be in France, near my family, then here if it all goes to hell in a hand basket.
I am glad they didn't diss therapy in that article about things you can do to save money in the depression. Though for sure, therapy and haircuts would be one of the first things people would stop spending money on. Plus that would allow them to save money for booze, which surely they will turn to, as they have in previous times of struggle.
It's hard to focus on learning a skill right now (potentially an expensive one) but I am just glad I am not in business school right now or learning how to make computer chips, or something like that. I am glad that a lot of the skills that I am learning are about how to help people feel happy and whole no matter what they're going through. I am glad I am working on a skill that only requires the presence of human beings and not anything else. It is somehow reassuring. It's also really affirming how much I don't want to contribute to that culture of therapy as a luxurious thing to do for oneself. I am all about the community building and the social tool thing. Therapy is for everyone and if some people want to pay lots of money to get it , they can , but I don't really want to contribute to that. And if they can't pay, well, I want to be one of these people who will provide it anyway. And yes, true, I'd like to have children and I'd like to be able to help support my family and myself and maybe still be able to buy a cd , a book or some new shoes once in a while... but really, I have no interest in getting rich.
It does piss me off that 500 dollars of my IRA is gone right now. And that I don't know whether it would be smart to pull the rest of the money out and stick it under my mattress or put it in a bank that won't lose it.
There is a lot of denial right now going around about how things aren't as bad as they look.
I don't think very many people realize that capitalism is very very close to hitting a point where it can no longer sustain itself, the planet and its inhabitants. For these of you who have read Derrick Jensen, the man has been saying that for quite some time and not very many people have been paying attention.
Things are bad for capitalism right now, but frankly, I am with my dad and Derrick Jensen on that one : it's a good thing.
Scary, perhaps, but a good thing.
Does it make going to school right now more difficult ?
Sure it does because the context is practically impossible to separate from the studies, which makes it even more challenging, because in a way, part of me just wants to go to the beach and spend time with people I love and enjoy every moment before things get harder in every way.
I know I should probably be buying food, water and a basic survival kit but I refuse to go into the paranoid mode that can sometimes come with that attitude.
I trust in the goodness of people and that whatever happens, it will all come down to people and how they are being with each other.
It's always what it comes down to and that is why I have chosen this profession and am committed to spreading the goodness around in any way I can.
This entry is by no means complete or finished and the issues aren't either, so, we keep on going and we keep on asking questions, and we keep on writing on the internet for as long as we can.
I was talking with my dad on the phone today and he was saying that to him, it was a great thing. He told me he never thought he would see the crashing of capitalism in his lifetime but that he thinks that if it crashes fast and soon, he sees hope for our survival and the survival of the planet.
Me of course, I am just thinking the whole time "but what if I can't come *home* because it's too expensive to make or fly on airplanes ?"
And I realize what a selfish concern but shit, it also makes me realize that I'd rather be in France, near my family, then here if it all goes to hell in a hand basket.
I am glad they didn't diss therapy in that article about things you can do to save money in the depression. Though for sure, therapy and haircuts would be one of the first things people would stop spending money on. Plus that would allow them to save money for booze, which surely they will turn to, as they have in previous times of struggle.
It's hard to focus on learning a skill right now (potentially an expensive one) but I am just glad I am not in business school right now or learning how to make computer chips, or something like that. I am glad that a lot of the skills that I am learning are about how to help people feel happy and whole no matter what they're going through. I am glad I am working on a skill that only requires the presence of human beings and not anything else. It is somehow reassuring. It's also really affirming how much I don't want to contribute to that culture of therapy as a luxurious thing to do for oneself. I am all about the community building and the social tool thing. Therapy is for everyone and if some people want to pay lots of money to get it , they can , but I don't really want to contribute to that. And if they can't pay, well, I want to be one of these people who will provide it anyway. And yes, true, I'd like to have children and I'd like to be able to help support my family and myself and maybe still be able to buy a cd , a book or some new shoes once in a while... but really, I have no interest in getting rich.
It does piss me off that 500 dollars of my IRA is gone right now. And that I don't know whether it would be smart to pull the rest of the money out and stick it under my mattress or put it in a bank that won't lose it.
There is a lot of denial right now going around about how things aren't as bad as they look.
I don't think very many people realize that capitalism is very very close to hitting a point where it can no longer sustain itself, the planet and its inhabitants. For these of you who have read Derrick Jensen, the man has been saying that for quite some time and not very many people have been paying attention.
Things are bad for capitalism right now, but frankly, I am with my dad and Derrick Jensen on that one : it's a good thing.
Scary, perhaps, but a good thing.
Does it make going to school right now more difficult ?
Sure it does because the context is practically impossible to separate from the studies, which makes it even more challenging, because in a way, part of me just wants to go to the beach and spend time with people I love and enjoy every moment before things get harder in every way.
I know I should probably be buying food, water and a basic survival kit but I refuse to go into the paranoid mode that can sometimes come with that attitude.
I trust in the goodness of people and that whatever happens, it will all come down to people and how they are being with each other.
It's always what it comes down to and that is why I have chosen this profession and am committed to spreading the goodness around in any way I can.
This entry is by no means complete or finished and the issues aren't either, so, we keep on going and we keep on asking questions, and we keep on writing on the internet for as long as we can.