The editors asked me to rewrite the chapter, making it clear that #solarpunk promises that we can avoid the trauma, or at least diminish it.
The problem is: I said no such thing.
I wrote that we need to acknowledge that we will be hurt, we need to stop escaping from this thought, stop romanticizing it - and only then we will be able to see some authentic, practical #hope which can give us strength to carry on.
Today my #solarpunk essay was to be published in a Polish literary magazine, but I decided not to authorize the changes from the editors.
One of the most important parts of my 10-page essay was a chapter on the importance of acknowledging the upcoming #climateTrauma in culture. They decided it sounds "too much like a manifesto" - and cut it out completely.
I think it's a very important sign: talking about climate trauma is just too alien for us.
My daughter’s 11 grade lit class is reading Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale right now. We were discussing how it is a dystopian book that has parallels to current events. She said her classmates were comparing the things happening today compared to the book as well. Thank goodness WA state education authorities are still allowing them to read and openly discuss this important topic. #Bookbans #Books
Current pocket rock - wee piece of carboniferous limestone full of crinoids and bryozoans 🖤 #ScottishFossils
I love how Barnes & Noble specifically promoted some of these "banned" books. Every library and bookstore should do this.
#LoboWeek begins today! 🐺
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Mexican gray wolf's return to the wild!
Missing from the landscape for more than 30 years, the howl of the rarest & most unique subspecies of gray wolf was once again greeted by the mountains of the southwest.
Celebrate this exciting milestone for Lobos & wildlife conservation by joining the LoboWeek movement (Mar 26 - Apr 1)
For more info & photos
→ https://nywolf.org/loboweek-2023/
Neben der #Photovoltaik, die natürlich problemlos beim #Kochen auf dem normalen Herd eingesetzt werden kann, gibt es auch #Solarkocher, die das #Sonnenlicht auf einen Topf fokussieren. Das funktioniert gut an sonnigen Tagen wie heute
WE DID IT! The Texas Observer will remain open!
Our board just voted to rescind both the layoffs and the closure. We'll have more news soon, but we believe this is the start of a very positive transformation at our publication—and you were a huge part of it. THANK YOU! You proved to the world that #TexasNeedsAnObserver!
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-observer-no-layoffs-remains-open-board-vote/
Belgian man dies by suicide following exchanges with chatbot:
https://www.brusselstimes.com/430098/belgian-man-commits-suicide-following-exchanges-with-chatgpt
It's expensive to be poor. It's ironic but true. You get charges and fees for everything. Higher interest rates. Overdraft fees. Late fees. Having only enough to buy what you need right now instead of buying in bulk. Losing your job because you can't afford to get your car fixed. Losing your car because you don't have a job. Even your mental faculties are drained, as you are forced to continually eat low-nutrition foods, "sleep" in miserable conditions, and be exposed to toxins and lack of medical treatment. The lack of liquidity wipes you out. Life really does kick you while you're down.
You can't tell someone trapped in that vicious cycle to "just" get a job or "just" make responsible decisions. Sometimes, no amount of good decision-making can stop the vortex sucking them down. So the next time you are tempted to place moral judgment on someone who lives in poverty, think twice.
Signed, someone who has been both a Have and a Have-Not.
Czy możemy znormalizować przekonanie, że klikanie zgody na dostęp do listy kontaktów w telefonie dla aplikacji jest niegrzecznością wobec ludzi, których masz w liście kontaktów, których nazwisko, numer telefonu i fakt powiązania z tobą wtedy przekazujesz jakiemuś Januszeksowi bez zgody zainteresowanej osoby?
Does anyone know any free newsletter service for a small content creator? In need of one, people started subscribing. #newsletter #tips ![]()
Moved to https://circumstances.run/@Szescstopni. This account will stay up for a while.
Living in the #wetlands of #Polesia (#Polesie in Polish) in #EasternPoland. Surrounded by #bogs and #forests, trying not to fuck up surrounding nature too much.
Taking care of a small pack of #dogs (most of them rescue dogs) – #IdąPsięta.
#RuralBroadband provider by accident. Starting a small #LoRaWAN project to monitor our wetlands. Coding, mostly in #Python. Luddite.
#Atheist. I don't believe in #science – science is our defence against belief.
Fuck nazis.
I check facts before I toot.
I sometimes toot in Polish.
Zdolny, ale leniwy.