re:Silver Linings (zaibatsu.circumlunar.space), 03/24/2020
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Solderpunk recently wrote about some silver linings to the current
coronavirus situation[1]. Not only do I feel that looking for the
positive is appropriate, but I feel it's essential in times of
distress.
One of the things he mentioned was that, "A small plus is that this
experience might make 'prepping' a little more normal." This would be
exceptional. My wife's grandmother lived through the depression in the
US, and it changed her. A small thing that she did consistently was to
save things that people in our generation would throw away; wrapping
paper, tin foil, etc. Perhaps COVID-19 will change us all, in good
ways, so that we are all a little better prepared the next time
around.
Another thing mentioned was "downshifting". I've had a long personal
love affair with the idea of living a simple life. It's a passion,
really, born in my childhood. Maybe it was always in me, I don't know.
The current of sociality has prevented me from doing much about it- I
confess, my life has been my choice, but I've made those choices based
on social currents, and how they affect my loved ones. The simple
life, in the past, is not one that has been very compatible. If
current events help lead the world to live more simply, to downshift
their lifesytles, I would be elated.
And lest you think solderpunk or me calloused, read his disclaimer on
caring for those who are sick, dying, losing jobs, etc. Yes, bad
things are happening, but the whole exercise of looking at the silver
lining is about looking beyond the negative and finding the positive.
The exercise doesn't deny the negative, it just seeks to acknowledge
the positive.
What silver linings do you see?
[1]
gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/silver-linings.txt
