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I see Hunger Games metaphorically like all mythologies, poetry, court jesters, Shakespearean plays, etc. And like myself, reactionaries tend to take things literally, rather than get a handle on their passions and channel them in more creatively appropriate ways, when opportunity presents. Something about luck means preparation meeting opportunity. But part of preparation is knowledge and understanding. It's a long, hard, frustrating process for we who are conditioned into expectations of ease, comfort, and drive-thru results. There will be the five stages of grief accompanied by bitterness and many of our comrades will get stuck in the five stages, bitterness, and the way things were/could have been. I think those who are able to see and move beyond these things, accept there will be hardships and work through them to move beyond will be the ones shaping the future. The choice is yours. The choice is mine. The choice is our comrades. Choose ye this day whom you shall serve. A spirit of defeat serves the enemy, regardless of where our loyalty lies.
You've been such a reassuring, steady influence as I work through my issues. I'm ever grateful for it and proud to acknowledge it.
Thank you, that's extremely sweet of you to say, comrade! And very well-put. One thing interesting about the "prepper" community is that it often is filled with right-wingers convinced the world will collapse, rather than organizing for revolution. They see no way out, and this turns them inwards to try to save themselves and maybe their family and friends. Understanding the world is the first step needed to find the way out!
No thanks needed. It's a decades long process of seeking, for we who are conditioned from birth by the well-meaning who were also conditioned from birth, for centuries. But that protestant work ethic will become a useful tool, rather than a weapon of destruction, for those who join us.
Well-said again!
Hopefully those who have ears to hear will.
This post is better? -- https://lemmy.world/post/36167196
Not by much, IMO. It is true that non-renewables are being used up, but AI isn't the answer, and certainly not suicide. The answer is organizing, and moving onto socialism so we can coherently and collectively plan society.