Ubud, Bali
End.
outta here!!
Peace Corps graduation cap
Be conscious of all the interconnected layers in the economy. Capitalism not only overworks and dehumanizes us, it also prevents us from consuming ethically. We need to find a new way to work, grow, and consume.
(This isn’t to suggest that “ethical consumerism” will solve these problems — that tactic is classist and individualist to a fault, and it throws vast scores of the population (who have few, if any, other options) under the bus. But it IS a crucial recognition that exploitation and violence are interwoven into all layers of the capitalist economy. Local solidarity for community gardens and food drives can help lighten present burdens and give us a prefigurative window into food production beyond capitalism. Try to live out the politics as best you can, but your blame should always be on the right sources: on the broader system and the elites who maintain it, not on the struggling families who buy Tyson chicken or Nestlé products.)
Capitalism doing what it does best.
Sometimes you take a tumble
Life is pretty grand
Life is as GRAND as you make it.