Cracks in the Fossil Fuel Regime
# 4054
In earlier posts, I argued that the nation-state was too small to take on what I am now calling the The Fossil Fuel Regime. The fall of the fossil fuel regime is another crack in the Fossil Fuel Regimebecause it undercuts consumerism. The fall of the Assad regime provides a model of what might happen quickly.
Imagine a shortage of food. There must be a truck, fuel, a driver, food to haul, customers with money (or guns), and open roads. In times of pending trouble, some workers - and a few is enough - won't show up for work, because they are making a decision to stay home to protect their families. (It is interesting how often commentators do not take into account any mobility in the workforce.) The infrastructure and supply chains are fragile.)
from Kurt Vonnegut
“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
This is enough to stay awake, compassionate, interested, and alive till the very end. It can even be another crack in the fossil fuel regime because it undercuts consumerism.
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