I am jealous, to some extent of the richness (probably the wrong word there) that the third world has in terms of its sense of collectivism and the desire to assist. I really enjoy reading the musings of @beelzael on his Ecuadorian bakery on this. Everyone pulls together to get shit done. To get things made. At least, those are the people that get written about, because who knows where the others are.
Meanwhile, I have my four chilli plants that produce way more than I can reasonably consume, and I'd love to trade some for tomatoes, in order to to then allow me to make more chilli sauce than I could reasonably consume, to trade it for eggs, or what ever else.
Unfortunately, Australian suburbia is nothing like this. There are of course "buy nothing groups" - notably on big social networks, but those are ones (from my other comments) that I will be "opting out" of when (it is funny how these things coalesce) digital verification of physical id is required to maintain ongoing access.
Thank you for your comments and continued discourse and engagement. It is thoroughly appreciated.
I also am anticipating losing the fervent verdance of international correspondence we now enjoy upon the requirement of biometric digital ID to access the internet. It is one reason I have flogged Reticulum here, in the hopes that it would gain traction and adoption prior to that surveillance initiating - although it's already bad enough to recommend usable alternatives. Where I expect to seek a connection from Reticulum will not serve, and I will decline to provide PII just to access the internet.
That's not a day I eagerly anticipate.
We can mail letters. Also, the tyranny of the government. Put messages in bottles. Littering. Smoke signals? Arson.
I consider institutions the Antichrist. Institutions aren't born, don't hunger, love, hurt, or hate. They're inhuman and inhumane, and can't be anything else. Mercy isn't something inhuman pathological psychotic immortal evil features.
Today I learned that tyranny can be a substitute word for mercy, and I edited a post to reflect this learning :)
I am always learning whenever we exchange words, and I am grateful.
Autodidacts are always learning, because every moment enables a fresh look at things. I could have no better effect, so I thank you for your grace.
I didn't know I was an autodidact until a few years ago when someone asked me if I was one. I looked up the word, told them I just learned what it meant, and responded yes. :D
The only thing that I really learned at University was how to learn. But I think I knew that before hand, because an alarming number of students in the first year, first foundational topic didn't know how to structure, write, or reference an essay. They didn't even know there were multiple methods of referencing.
The fun part was when different subjects called for different referencing standards.
Anyway, I digress. Remain lucid, I will continue to enjoy it.