[IanC]

Great read. This reflects a lot of my feelings about the great mess we find ourselves in, too. Especially when I think about my 2 small children living even longer into this great, terrible transition ahead of us.

I get impatient with the national fixation on who the next president is going to be while we all blithely continue our destructive lifestyles. I agree that seeking improvements as close to your locality as possible is the best way to mitigate the impending upheaval for yourself, and prepare for whatever the future is going to bring.

For example, here in Portland, there is a growing push for truly world-class facilities for bicycles - whole streets given priority for bikes, better street striping, sinage, off-street paths - the works. Isn't it much better for me to invest my energy in that than make a few phone calls for a presidential candidate? What is going to help me and mine more post Peak? What will have a more profound effect on my locality and mental health? What will feel futile and what will feel relevant?

-Ian

[americandream]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('IanC', 'G')reat read. This reflects a lot of my feelings about the great mess we find ourselves in, too. Especially when I think about my 2 small children living even longer into this great, terrible transition ahead of us.

I get impatient with the national fixation on who the next president is going to be while we all blithely continue our destructive lifestyles. I agree that seeking improvements as close to your locality as possible is the best way to mitigate the impending upheaval for yourself, and prepare for whatever the future is going to bring.

For example, here in Portland, there is a growing push for truly world-class facilities for bicycles - whole streets given priority for bikes, better street striping, sinage, off-street paths - the works. Isn't it much better for me to invest my energy in that than make a few phone calls for a presidential candidate? What is going to help me and mine more post Peak? What will have a more profound effect on my locality and mental health? What will feel futile and what will feel relevant?

-Ian

[billp]

FAR WORSE$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his reflects a lot of my feelings about the great mess we find ourselves in, too. Especially when I think about my 2 small children living even longer into this great, terrible transition ahead of us.

[americandream]

This is what future resource wars are going to look like in the world of super capitalism on steroids.....smoke and fog.....get used to it.