Thinking about how we can make this corona virus work for us rather than against us.It could potentially shift our lifestyle! Whatever happened to “Small is Beautiful” by Schumacher?We don’t hear about it much as the multinationals do their best to poison our minds with their self-interested propaganda.Consider the following manouvres of “social distancing”
:have your clothes made by a tailor or seamstress instead of buying mass-produced cheapos from China(I already do that for my shirts,pants and vests!) We could employ many,many people on a small-scale in that effort
:buy your furniture from a proper cabinet-maker instead of buying that junk from Ikea
:buy your food(vegetables,milk,meat and eggs)from small-scale local farmers especially those who refuse to use pesticides and GMOs.Boycott the large agro-businesses as much as possible
: close the schools permanently and bring back the absolutely best form of education-The Master/Apprentice relationship( my best educational experiences were in psychiatry with a very small group(sometimes a group of one) and an experienced practitioner.I then went on to do the same as a teacher
;Socialize in very small groups no more than 4 or 5.the discussions tend to be much deeper than when you are in a “party” scene
:return to handicraft production whenever possible including making pottery for dishes and bowls and cups and even homes can be built that way by small groups instead of using massive construction equipment.
The possibilities are endless if you start thinking about it.
Small intentional communities would be a perfect place to apply some of these ideas.I know this will involve an incredible shift but actually it’s the only way we are going to survive!Otherwise the multi-nationals, with the complicity of our governments will, manipulatively and ignorantly, inevitably destroy life on the planet.