Ego plays its ambiguous power games over all things, minus the details necessary to fuel the process. In other words, the inner workings of how things work destroy the absolute image of inescapable domination and absolute fulfillment and so they are blurred out of focus, instead the end result being the prime prize (within its point of view). It doesn’t help that capitalist society fuels this process which is why it is so successful as it is because it plays off of human nature. The rest suffer the consequences with little regard by the bigger shots, the same basic problem that has permeated throughout human history. But when one is surrounded by an endless comfort of living: endless water supply, endless groceries, endless television, endless porn then who would want to leave this perfect world? Human history is littered with conflict and struggle, the struggle to maintain a decent lifestyle to live on and with modern day comforts, who would want to leave…especially when there is little left to enjoy in our lives?
Unfortunately, the future is not so kind. If Typhoon Haiyan taught us anything, it’s that apocalyptic environments are on their way and fast. This is seen in the news with the numerous amount of sinkholes/water line bursts, earthquakes, natural disasters, early sunrise/sunset, moon out of place and so forth. Even with all of this evidence, what is the factor that keeps us from preparing for such an environment? Modern day living? Sure, going to work everyday then coming home for a good dinner then watching some mindless fun could be considered modern day living. I think anything considered to be mindless fun would fall under that category in general. In a world with increasing danger, uncertainty and insecurity of one’s environment, it is natural for humans to turn off their concentration and indulge in mindless activities. Imagining living inside of an apocalyptic world doesn’t seem to be a possibility for many people. Perhaps it’s because they have a hard time letting go of their own comfortable lifestyles? I would be included in this as well, so they are not alone in this. While I see what needs to be done, the question is how can I go about it.
In order to survive the coming economic issues and natural disasters, a DIY approach must be taken. This is pretty much a requirement. This doesn’t mean that you have to know everything about a house works, although that would be useful knowledge. But it does mean that you need to be good at something, other than whining for more fast food, cheap electronics, shitty sitcoms and free government handouts. It’s easy for children to become complacent once they’re given free food and cash without having to work for it. But take that away and they naturally complain and whine about not having it anymore. The core problem seems to be the same with people: spiritually, we are adolescents of the universe and once you take away the government handouts and grocery stores, we all bitch and complain. No one wants to do the hard work. Everyone wants to live a life of excess and luxury without having to pay for it. Too bad an unchanging society is entropy’s bitch. Why do you think people are getting crazier out there?
So the big question is: how does one go from a full time job living a life of comfort to being a self sustainable DIY’er (especially with debts to pay off)? The frame of mind is of course one of the problems, but what lies in the heart is also the issue. I’m going to have to work through this and see what I can do. Being independent in body is not one of my strong points and is probably one of the reasons why I don’t talk to a lot of people. Of course, thought wise this isn’t an issue but how can this be applied to physical reality?
It seems I have to make some fundamental changes to some of my characters if I intend to survive what is coming. All of the changes will come if I do this correctly, imagine them correctly. This high standard of living must be lowered if I am able to do what I wish in the future. No more fast food after work. No more excessive online purchases. Donations will have to be lowered. Basically, anything that is not considered to be essential will be lowered or cut out of the budget. The second thing is realizing what the dumbing down of America has done to people, and what you need to do in order get yourself back in your own game. People have been reverting to the emotional mentality of children in the face of the transformation and the exact opposite is what needs to be done. You must think for yourself, stand up to the plate and achieve. Great results do not come without hard work. You know this. The shortwave antenna installation is a great example. You just need to resist the dumbing down of intelligence sweeping the nation.