Discussions related to the physiological and psychological effects of peak oil on our members and future generations.
by WildRose » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 12:40:59
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('charliebrownout', 'I')f you work doing something you generally enjoy, then you're better off (although probably not better paid...but that is another story).
I'm a freelance writer and I'll be a teacher for a kids recreation class in a couple of weeks, too.
I like writing and playing. I'm not particularly good at anything else. I dabble in illustration. I'm trying to get into writing children's books, but I'm not the fluffy bunny sort of author/illustrator...so that probably won't ever happen LOL:
Work is fine for keeping busy, but I think I'd pull a Hemmingway if I had to be a pencil pushing cube-farm resident.
Cool illustrations, charliebrownout. My daughter has grown up drawing as a hobby, has done a bit of work illustrating pamphlets. I've always thought I'd enjoy writing kids' books.
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by FreakOil » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 12:50:57
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FourOfSwords', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('basil_hayden', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I')'m not understanding why you are still cursed if Christ died for your sins....
It's just a story Ludi, keke. Used here to get across the feeling of "We asked for it", some sweet guilt there.
I realized things were effed up when I found out in an anthropology elective that the Dobe Kung (I think) work an average of 24 hours per week and survive, and I haven't seen less than a 50 hour week for years.
The !Kung! are pretty wise...as for the rest of us, well...
“It was true that I didn’t have much ambition, but there ought to be a place for people without ambition, I mean a better place than the one usually reserved. How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?”
—Charles Bukowski
...but it's a living.
Thank you for this quote. I've always despised lazy people, and I'm sure a lot of people here do to. There are a lot of things that are worth doing right now. Studying permaculture? Yes! Learning a new skill? Yes! But getting up and going to your useless office job so you can pay taxes to a government that will spend them bombing brown people?
I simply cannot look a man in the eye and tell him that he should go to a job that does more harm than good to the world. Nevermind that it's completely useless, it's probably destructive.
My most recent job, which I had until my company closed down last week, involved writing press releases for major corporations. I probably shouldn't say who, but the name of one of our clients begins with the letter "M" and ends with "cDonald's." Should I really be helping them sell the stuff they sell?
I don't think I want another job like that. I have some money in savings, and I'm considering taking a permaculture "internship." (I have to pay for room and board, but it's really cheap.) This may not be the best Peak survival option, but it may lead to something. At least I'll be able to grow my own food in the future. Hopefully that future won't involve enabling corporations to do more damage to people's health and the environment.
