tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733603931664057998.post4360013506426330380..comments2023-09-22T06:07:35.495-07:00Comments on This Crowded Skin: Changing MIndskarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733603931664057998.post-45713365716195320112016-02-09T06:56:38.974-08:002016-02-09T06:56:38.974-08:00One of the thinkers I most respect said of frackin...One of the thinkers I most respect said of fracking that it was a penetrative act involving instant gratification. It therefore qualifies, he said, as a suitable expletive: in fact, people who do such a thing to Mother Earth could and should be called 'motherfrackers'. <br />I believe that we are nearing the end of the beginning of a very long, drawn out societal collapse. Which does not mean we'll go extinct, only that our lifestyle will. Not any time soon, but over the next three or four generations.You can see it starting to coalesce now. It used to be normal for one income to support a family quite well: now two people struggle to support a smaller family. House ownership is out of reach of the average person in the larger cities: car ownership is likewise starting to be a luxury many forego. All around us we see this being normalized (not many people talk about the one-income-was-sufficient any more, and when they do, they demonize its era). <br />Things are going to get bumpy, karen. You're in a good spot, where you are, and with many, many useful skills...Ken Breadnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011875491441644513noreply@blogger.com