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"I'm not really a designer, though."
what about that desk you designed?
"oh, yeah I guess that counts. I haven't gotten around to building it though so
I'm not a real designer."
what! don't say that, you designed it didn't you? How about this - I know this
girl who wants to be a carpenter but she doesn't have any idea what kind of
projects to work on. How about I put you two in a room together and she can
build your desk. If it goes well, I can hook you up with someone who organizes
designers and he can get you into a furniture design course at the library.
"Hmmmm, well that seems alright. But I don't really want to work with people! I
mean, I don't know her - what if she doesn't like me?"
oh, she can be a little spicy sometimes, but I'm sure you'll hit it off. Just
don't mention rats, she had a pet pass away recently and she's still a little
broken up about it.
"... okay I think I can manage that."
besides, working with people is the best! I do it every day!
"I'll try"
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║ oh, I just heard about this project over in west kansatexahoma for a massive │
║ solar panel installation. Apparently they're doing some water purification with │
║ the excess energy too? │
║ │
║ "that sounds pretty interesting, but I was thinking I could do something in the │
║ area?" │
║ │
║ ah, that's fine too. The good news is that you can do whatever you'd like to. │
║ there will be training provided for everything and nobody is turned away, so... │
║ what would you like to do? │
║ │
║ "I'm not really sure. What needs doing?" │
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║ well, there are several categories of tasks that need to be done. │
║ │
║ food, housing, maintenance, and logistics. │
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║ depending on your skillset, you can contribute to each of those in different │
║ ways. You were in recycling before, which is logistics. │
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║ "Hmmm, I'm feeling housing this time." │
║ │
║ Right, that's easy enough. You wanted to use your brain, right? Well, how about │
║ an event coordinator? Or maybe an environmental designer? │
║ │
║ "Hmmm, I don't really want to work with people" │
║ │
║ I see. Architect, maybe? │
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║ "I think I'm going to quit my job at the recycling center. Everyone there is │
║ just a little too catty for me. I think they like the verbal sparring but it │
║ just gets a little tiresome after a while." │
║ │
║ oh, sorry to hear that. Well if you still want to help out there's plenty of │
║ work to do. I could set you up at another recycling center nearby too, if you'd │
║ like...? │
║ │
║ "well, I like the idea of universal recycling. It was a little annoying when │
║ people would put food waste in with the clothing donations, and this one time I │
║ found like 8 bags of cat litter inside of a washing machine. Spent like an hour │
║ vacuuming everything out, which... actually wasn't bad. Kinda felt a little │
║ cathartic to clean it so thoroughly." │
║ │
║ "on the other hand I would like to use my mind a bit more, my creative projects │
║ are kinda in a slump so I figure I could use my body at home and my mind at │
║ work. I've been meaning to build a desk out of some spare hardwood I snagged at │
║ work but I haven't gotten around to it." │
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"back in my day this dense urban housing area was just houses as far as the eye
could see... which wasn't far because there were houses in the way, but you get
the idea."
uhhuh yeah that sounds like it would have taken a lot of time to walk anywhere
"yes that's true! we ended up driving cars to do our grocery trips. It was a
little wasteful but I kinda liked the feeling of driving a car? It became
normal after a while but now that driving is rarer I still miss it."
well the motion simulators at the mall have a driving sim, we could spend some
time there if you want? I'm busy for the next week because I have an intensive
D&D session in the mountain that lasts from monday to wednesday and
thursday through friday I'm visiting my mom down in skoodedlypawsonville, and
saturday and sunday I'm working at my job which doesn't pay me because why
would it, right? but I'm free after that.
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║ suburban socialist future: │
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║ need groceries? walk down the street until you find a car, then drive it to the │
║ store. There's room for like, 10 cars there because the rest of the space has │
║ been taken up by market stands. Inside the stores themselves are mostly storage │
║ but you can walk through them if it's raining. When you need to go home, take a │
║ different car and leave it in your driveway. │
║ │
║ going on a trip? walk around until you find the right kind (a truck for │
║ camping, for example, or a gas car for interstate travel) then put it in your │
║ garage and close the door. That way you can reliably have it in the morning. │
║ │
║ why do we own cars? when they were scarce, people coveted them. They were │
║ status symbols. But... people are people, who cares about what objects they │
║ surround themselves with? │
║ │
║ "but Ritz I really like my car" - okay then spend your garage on it. I think │
║ most people would rather have a place in the shade where they can spend time │
║ with their neighbors, but what do I know. │
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@user-1074
heh that's true if you live in a city, less so the further out you go
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nobody's gonna fucking do that, they're too attached to their personal property
oh. yeah that's true. Sometimes I forget, teehee. Well there's gotta be a way
to better utilize parking lots, right?
why would you carry everything outside every day just to haul it back in when
the sun sets
hmmmm good point, maybe we should utilize the systems in place and instead
focus on redistributing wealth by replacing business ownership with collective
(non-governmental) accountability
the systems are the way they are for a reason
yeah that reason is World War 2 (and all the things that came before it)
society can change in a heartbeat, as shown through the various illusions they
grant us every 80 wait no every 40 errr I mean 20 no uh 10 wait now it's 5 um
2.5 years
???
Oh I meant like american civil war -> 80 years -> WW2 -> 40 years
-> 9/11 -> 20 years -> COVID -> 10 years -> something in 2030??/
society can change in a heartbeat, there just must be a unifying spark.
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