Jacobius♾️

Snippet from article on 72 Japanese Microseasons. Inspiration for a project when we have a sense of settle, to observe some natural theme for each of the year’s 52 weeks.

“Which is why it’s useful to begin this last stage of our journey with a blunt but unexpectedly liberating truth: that what you do with your life doesn’t matter all that much—and when it comes to how you’re using your finite time, the universe absolutely could not care less.“

“In Etteln, smart doesn’t just mean sensors and software. It means solidarity, shared responsibility and the belief that a village doesn’t need to be big to think big.“

I spent a lot of time thinking in terms of wants vs. needs, but don’t know that I ever thought about the origins of desire-based marketing 

I first came across “Donut Economics” years ago… nice to see it put to use to shine light on the unsustainable baseline the Global North has come to expect

“Here are some ideas about how we can build the solidarity economy: 

De-commodify what we can. Not everything has to be subject to money …Consider self-provisioning. Are there things we can do, make, share or grow for ourselves and others?… Think about where the money goes. Consider moving it from big predatory banks to credit unions or locally-owned financial institutions… Support cooperative or alternative enterprises — or consider starting one. Worker, consumer and housing co-ops and community land trusts can be a way to meet basic needs and support economic democracy… Research more possibilities… Show up. One thing that Americans are pretty good at across the political spectrum is showing up for neighbors and strangers when misfortunes and disasters happen…In “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster,” Rebecca Solnit wrote, “It’s tempting to ask why if you fed your neighbors during the time of the earthquake and fire, you didn’t do so before or after.”… Break out of the bubble. Mix, mingle, talk and most importantly listen respectfully with people outside our usual circles or comfort zones.”