Random:
It may very well cause all of the ill effects you are suggesting. That's bad.
If it does create those effects, that will hopefully nudge (AKA motivate, inspire, necessitate) us to diversify, become more resilient, and be more self-sufficient. That's good.
Both can be true and in fact one does not happen without the other.
I won't take offense from your declaring that that I am either ill informed, or disingenuous - because you didn't understand me.
Edge:
You are either not equipped or simply do not want to imagine how things could change, scale, etc., under different circumstances which is all that I was saying would "be a kick". I wrote that for people with imagination, vision, and an open mind. It was not meant to be a manifesto or treatise.
I think you want to make this a referendum on national politics and that was not my intent. Please just enjoy your paradigm where everything is either bad, magical thinking, or impossible. You're right. Have fun.
It may very well cause all of the ill effects you are suggesting. That's bad.
If it does create those effects, that will hopefully nudge (AKA motivate, inspire, necessitate) us to diversify, become more resilient, and be more self-sufficient. That's good.
Both can be true and in fact one does not happen without the other.
I won't take offense from your declaring that that I am either ill informed, or disingenuous - because you didn't understand me.
Edge:
You are either not equipped or simply do not want to imagine how things could change, scale, etc., under different circumstances which is all that I was saying would "be a kick". I wrote that for people with imagination, vision, and an open mind. It was not meant to be a manifesto or treatise.
I think you want to make this a referendum on national politics and that was not my intent. Please just enjoy your paradigm where everything is either bad, magical thinking, or impossible. You're right. Have fun.