The Lazy Faire

From a post on the ruby-talk mailing list:

I am writing today to say my goodbyes to Ruby
but also to computers and everything else which
we know is destroying our planet, yet which we
continue doing in our denial and madness towards
inevitable annihilation.

This is not a suicide letter, I am going to study
permaculture which I think is one of the few chances
we still have. I am going to try to make a small dint,
but it is only in mass that we will succeed. This is
the endgame.

One of my little rules of thumb is that given any large problem, the people visibly panicking about it probably aren’t part of the solution. Reactionary living is no more sustainable than conspicuous consumption. Zealotry burns out, and the rare person who has the stamina to maintain their zealotry eventually finds themselves marginalized to the point of ineffectiveness. And they have no one to blame but themselves.

Sustainability has to be holistic in order to be, well, sustainable. You can’t contribute to global balance if you have are not yourself at peace. Freaking out can be an important wake-up call; but the daily work of abundance requires steadiness, playfulness, joy.