- we need to end growth now or we are heading for huge death tolls. Archived Message
Posted by dan
on May 5, 2020, 7:56 pm
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I've now been at home for 50 days but returning to work tomorrow. I'm in the hugely privileged position of having been paid sick pay for the duration of my isolation. The family outgoings have dropped dramatically and for the first time ever we seem to be breaking even. My kids out of school seem calmer. For the first time they seem to be having a relationship with each other because they aren't running all over having play dates with millions of other kids. I've heard being bored is good for them because they become more creative. Apart from food, consumption of unnecessary sh1t is practically zero - I think I've saved over 100 quid on coffee - though that will go back up once in hospital. We went for a walk in the park today and it was chilled and cool. I felt physically tired but pretty happy (again acknowledging my huge privilege). I don't ever listen to or watch the bbc but my wife tells me that some talking head was saying we need to reboot international travel as soon as possible because the UK economy depends on it. I'm sure that;s why we are in the corona mess we are in - an economy dependent on global not local needed to keep the borders open and allow inwards travel from corona affected eastern countries without testing. UK citizens need mortgage and rent debt cancellation and universal income now. The powers that be aren't afraid of that only because it will wreck the structure of their economy but I think more because out of peony and off the treadmill of work to consume, life can be pretty cool if you aren't dying. It would be the worst example. This isn't a corona thing this is an organised non barbaric human life thing. A far more important thing to be talking about than ONS stats. The corona virus has shown the way - we need to shrink the economy permanently now. Deny it and repent at leisure. Peace and Love, dan |