#survivalskills — Public Fediverse posts
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The modern infrastructure is one wire away from collapse when disaster strikes. Learn how to secure your home, master utility shutoffs, and lead your neighborhood through the critical first seventy-two hours of isolation. 🛠️🚨 #DisasterPreparedness #CERT #SurvivalSkills
https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/disaster-preparedness-101/
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The modern infrastructure is one wire away from collapse when disaster strikes. Learn how to secure your home, master utility shutoffs, and lead your neighborhood through the critical first seventy-two hours of isolation. 🛠️🚨 #DisasterPreparedness #CERT #SurvivalSkills
https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/disaster-preparedness-101/
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The modern infrastructure is one wire away from collapse when disaster strikes. Learn how to secure your home, master utility shutoffs, and lead your neighborhood through the critical first seventy-two hours of isolation. 🛠️🚨 #DisasterPreparedness #CERT #SurvivalSkills
https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/disaster-preparedness-101/
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The modern infrastructure is one wire away from collapse when disaster strikes. Learn how to secure your home, master utility shutoffs, and lead your neighborhood through the critical first seventy-two hours of isolation. 🛠️🚨 #DisasterPreparedness #CERT #SurvivalSkills
https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/disaster-preparedness-101/
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The modern infrastructure is one wire away from collapse when disaster strikes. Learn how to secure your home, master utility shutoffs, and lead your neighborhood through the critical first seventy-two hours of isolation. 🛠️🚨 #DisasterPreparedness #CERT #SurvivalSkills
https://bdking71.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/disaster-preparedness-101/
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🚨 GitHub Actions is down! #Panic ensues as #developers are forced to remember how to code without them. 📉 Meanwhile, the internet struggles to figure out how to restart a service without an OTP or CAPTCHA 🤖—truly a test of survival #skills.
https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/qcvjkzcs7j74 #GitHubActions #Down #Coding #InternetOutage #RestartService #SurvivalSkills #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 GitHub Actions is down! #Panic ensues as #developers are forced to remember how to code without them. 📉 Meanwhile, the internet struggles to figure out how to restart a service without an OTP or CAPTCHA 🤖—truly a test of survival #skills.
https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/qcvjkzcs7j74 #GitHubActions #Down #Coding #InternetOutage #RestartService #SurvivalSkills #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 GitHub Actions is down! #Panic ensues as #developers are forced to remember how to code without them. 📉 Meanwhile, the internet struggles to figure out how to restart a service without an OTP or CAPTCHA 🤖—truly a test of survival #skills.
https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/qcvjkzcs7j74 #GitHubActions #Down #Coding #InternetOutage #RestartService #SurvivalSkills #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 GitHub Actions is down! #Panic ensues as #developers are forced to remember how to code without them. 📉 Meanwhile, the internet struggles to figure out how to restart a service without an OTP or CAPTCHA 🤖—truly a test of survival #skills.
https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/qcvjkzcs7j74 #GitHubActions #Down #Coding #InternetOutage #RestartService #SurvivalSkills #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 GitHub Actions is down! #Panic ensues as #developers are forced to remember how to code without them. 📉 Meanwhile, the internet struggles to figure out how to restart a service without an OTP or CAPTCHA 🤖—truly a test of survival #skills.
https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/qcvjkzcs7j74 #GitHubActions #Down #Coding #InternetOutage #RestartService #SurvivalSkills #HackerNews #ngated -
Winner of Next ‘Survivor’ Season Gets To Stay on Island Away From America
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Winner of Next ‘Survivor’ Season Gets To Stay on Island Away From America
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Winner of Next ‘Survivor’ Season Gets To Stay on Island Away From America
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Winner of Next ‘Survivor’ Season Gets To Stay on Island Away From America
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Winner of Next ‘Survivor’ Season Gets To Stay on Island Away From America
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Master these essential off-grid homesteading skills for true self-reliance. From water procurement to energy generation, these abilities will transform your independent lifestyle. #OffGridLiving #Homesteading #SelfReliance #SurvivalSkills https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Wildschwein Jagd: Leder für unser Überleben sichern! #shorts
The hunt is on for wild boars to secure valuable leather. Strategy and skill are needed to succeed in this challenging pursuit. #WildBoarHunting #LeatherCraft #SurvivalSkills #OutdoorAdventure
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True resilience isn't about being tough - it's about being adaptable like a willow tree that bends but never breaks. Learn why flexibility beats force in survival situations. #Resilience #Homesteading #SelfReliance #PrepperLife #SurvivalSkills https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master rainwater harvesting and turn every storm into valuable water storage for your home. Simple systems start under $200 and provide thousands of gallons per year. #RainwaterHarvesting #WaterIndependence #SurvivalSkills #SelfSufficient #PrepperLife https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master these essential survival skills before disaster strikes and your homestead becomes your lifeline. From water purification to food preservation, these abilities separate survivors from victims. #SurvivalSkills #Homesteading #Preparedness #SelfReliance https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master these essential survival skills before disaster strikes and your homestead becomes your lifeline. From water purification to food preservation, these abilities separate survivors from victims. #SurvivalSkills #Homesteading #Preparedness #SelfReliance https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master these essential survival skills before disaster strikes and your homestead becomes your lifeline. From water purification to food preservation, these abilities separate survivors from victims. #SurvivalSkills #Homesteading #Preparedness #SelfReliance https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master these essential survival skills before disaster strikes and your homestead becomes your lifeline. From water purification to food preservation, these abilities separate survivors from victims. #SurvivalSkills #Homesteading #Preparedness #SelfReliance https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master these essential homesteading skills to build true self-reliance and prepare for any crisis. From food preservation to energy independence, these abilities could save your life when modern conveniences fail. #Homesteading #SelfReliance #Preparedness #SurvivalSkills #OffGrid https://www.survivaltrends.com/
https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Your journey to self-reliant living starts here. The Ultimate Homestead is your gateway to true independence and survival skills that matter. Ready to break free from modern dependencies? #SelfReliance #Homesteading #SurvivalSkills #OffGrid #Preparedness https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Master these critical survival skills before you need them. Water procurement, fire-making, foraging, shelter building, and navigation could save your life when disaster strikes. #survivalskills #preparedness #selfreliance #offgrid https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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Ready to escape the grid and live on your own terms?
Off-grid living is more achievable than you think when you master the essentials: water, power, waste, shelter, and food. Start building your freedom today! 🏡🌲☀️ #OffGridLiving #Homesteading #SelfSufficiency #SurvivalSkills #SustainableLiving #Preparedness https://www.survivaltrends.com/
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready?
Don't wait for the taps to stop running!
#WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready?
Don't wait for the taps to stop running!
#WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready?
Don't wait for the taps to stop running!
#WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready?
Don't wait for the taps to stop running!
#WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready?
Don't wait for the taps to stop running!
#WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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First-time student. Recurve bow. Double Bullseye. 🏹🎯
Incredible focus captured during our March 21st session at Barefoot Bushcraft. Watching that slow-motion release shows the beauty of traditional archery.
Mastering a new skill in the Thorold woods is an experience like no other. 🌲
🎯 Book your session: http://www.barefootbushcraft.com/archery
#BarefootBushcraft #Archery #RecurveBow #Niagara #Thorold #OutdoorEducation #TraditionalArchery #SurvivalSkills #Ontario
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Mushroom Fire Lighter #forager #mushroom #firelighting #bushcraft #kindling #survivalskills #fire #yt
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready? Don't wait for the taps to stop running! www.nbloglinks.com/urgent-middl... #WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready? Don't wait for the taps to stop running! www.nbloglinks.com/urgent-middl... #WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready? Don't wait for the taps to stop running! www.nbloglinks.com/urgent-middl... #WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready? Don't wait for the taps to stop running! www.nbloglinks.com/urgent-middl... #WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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🚨 URGENT: The "Water War" is No Longer a Theory – Are You Ready? Don't wait for the taps to stop running! www.nbloglinks.com/urgent-middl... #WaterCrisis #OffGridLiving #SurvivalSkills #AquaTower #BreakingNews #GridDown #SelfSufficiency #PrepperLife #CleanWater #InfrastructureAlert #technews
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@jessicawildfire has been working on an illustrated survival guide for the past few months -- the first edition is done, downloadable for free as a PDF, printable under a Creative Commons license, with spiral-bound pre-printed copies available to order. This is a project very much worth following and supporting.
https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/an-illustrated-guide-for-unhinged-times/
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCollapse #CovidIsNotOver #Survival #SurvivalSkills #Prepping #BlueneckPrepping #Technofascism #OffGrid #JessicaWildfire #TheSentinelIntelligence
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@jessicawildfire has been working on an illustrated survival guide for the past few months -- the first edition is done, downloadable for free as a PDF, printable under a Creative Commons license, with spiral-bound pre-printed copies available to order. This is a project very much worth following and supporting.
https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/an-illustrated-guide-for-unhinged-times/
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCollapse #CovidIsNotOver #Survival #SurvivalSkills #Prepping #BlueneckPrepping #Technofascism #OffGrid #JessicaWildfire #TheSentinelIntelligence
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@jessicawildfire has been working on an illustrated survival guide for the past few months -- the first edition is done, downloadable for free as a PDF, printable under a Creative Commons license, with spiral-bound pre-printed copies available to order. This is a project very much worth following and supporting.
https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/an-illustrated-guide-for-unhinged-times/
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCollapse #CovidIsNotOver #Survival #SurvivalSkills #Prepping #BlueneckPrepping #Technofascism #OffGrid #JessicaWildfire #TheSentinelIntelligence
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@jessicawildfire has been working on an illustrated survival guide for the past few months -- the first edition is done, downloadable for free as a PDF, printable under a Creative Commons license, with spiral-bound pre-printed copies available to order. This is a project very much worth following and supporting.
https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/an-illustrated-guide-for-unhinged-times/
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCollapse #CovidIsNotOver #Survival #SurvivalSkills #Prepping #BlueneckPrepping #Technofascism #OffGrid #JessicaWildfire #TheSentinelIntelligence
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@jessicawildfire has been working on an illustrated survival guide for the past few months -- the first edition is done, downloadable for free as a PDF, printable under a Creative Commons license, with spiral-bound pre-printed copies available to order. This is a project very much worth following and supporting.
https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/an-illustrated-guide-for-unhinged-times/
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCollapse #CovidIsNotOver #Survival #SurvivalSkills #Prepping #BlueneckPrepping #Technofascism #OffGrid #JessicaWildfire #TheSentinelIntelligence
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I started this thread on Reddit. I am wondering whether people here are interested in it or would like to collaborate?
#outdoors #openSource #survival #camping #skills #survivalskills #bushcraft #wilderness #selfreliance #notech #nature
Public domain survival books
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I started this thread on Reddit. I am wondering whether people here are interested in it or would like to collaborate?
#outdoors #openSource #survival #camping #skills #survivalskills #bushcraft #wilderness #selfreliance #notech #nature
Public domain survival books
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I started this thread on Reddit. I am wondering whether people here are interested in it or would like to collaborate?
#outdoors #openSource #survival #camping #skills #survivalskills #bushcraft #wilderness #selfreliance #notech #nature
Public domain survival books
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I started this thread on Reddit. I am wondering whether people here are interested in it or would like to collaborate?
#outdoors #openSource #survival #camping #skills #survivalskills #bushcraft #wilderness #selfreliance #notech #nature
Public domain survival books
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I started this thread on Reddit. I am wondering whether people here are interested in it or would like to collaborate?
#outdoors #openSource #survival #camping #skills #survivalskills #bushcraft #wilderness #selfreliance #notech #nature
Public domain survival books
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Survival Secret: Preserving Beef with a "Dead Fire"
Link to full guide/Video :https://sites.google.com/view/surviving-the-grid-collapse/home
When the grid goes down, your freezer becomes a countdown timer for wasted food. Our ancestors didn’t have that problem.
They used "dead fires"—the lingering smoke and low heat from a finished fire—as a natural dehydrator.
Master the art of the smokehouse. No electricity, no babysitting, just pure self-reliance. 🥩🔥 #SurvivalSkills #Prepping #OffGrid #MeatPreservation #SelfSufficiency
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“What would you do if modern medicine weren’t available tomorrow?
Learn practical strategies from The Home Doctor. 🏡🩺
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New DNREC wildlife regulations to take effect | The Latest from WDEL News
DNREC has announced that several updates …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #animaldeath #animalkilling #animallaw #Animalrights #animal-relatedcontroversies #Animal-welfare #Animals #bloodsports #crueltytoanimals #human–animalinteraction #hunting #lifestyles #Naturalresources #Outdoorrecreation #resourceextraction #Science #survivalskills #Zoology
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New DNREC wildlife regulations to take effect | The Latest from WDEL News
DNREC has announced that several updates …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #animaldeath #animalkilling #animallaw #Animalrights #animal-relatedcontroversies #Animal-welfare #Animals #bloodsports #crueltytoanimals #human–animalinteraction #hunting #lifestyles #Naturalresources #Outdoorrecreation #resourceextraction #Science #survivalskills #Zoology
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Leaving you all with this essay about the #ExistentialDread a lot of us are experiencing, and how one person found hope through #SolarPunk! (And I am another one of those people!)
It's been a record-breaking #SolarPunkSunday, and a great way to celebrate a year of #Resiliency, #SharingInformation, #Rewilding, #Mending, #Gardening, and building the foundation for the future we all need! I'll re-post a few articles from yesterday, and then will call it a Solar Punk day! ! A special thanks to @BrambleBearGrrrauwling and @MaQuest !
A Future Dream - How solarpunk helped alleviate my existential dread.
Solarpunk pushes against the bleak Blade Runner future of cyberpunk that centers urban dystopias dominated by corporations and technology. Solarpunk imagines an #inclusive, #sustainable, possible future, where #renewable #technology meets #ecological #enlightenment.
by Sage Agee, Art by Yuumei, Spring 2023
"LIKE MANY OF MY GENERATION, I have known dread nearly my entire life. In fifth grade, I was assigned a research paper on the topic of my choice. I had begun to spend my weekends with my dad, hanging out at coffee shops in downtown Salem, Oregon, and chatting with adults about the news. We had just witnessed the 9/11 attacks, and the adults in my life seemed to be waking up to global issues, their fear palpable even to a young child.
"This was not long after the release of #AnInconvenientTruth, and I decided to interview my dad’s friends about #ClimateChange and their predictions for the future. When I turned in the finished paper, which detailed mass extinctions and natural disasters, my teacher, Mrs. Stark, wouldn’t accept it. She didn’t believe in climate change, she said, and I needed to study a different topic.
"After that, I felt myself slipping from endless curiosity about the world into a mindset where I had to prepare for the worst, and trust no one. This helped me create the shield I needed to get through adolescence. By then, I knew that my gender and sexuality didn’t align with typical gender roles, but I kept that secret close to my tape-bound chest.
"Solarpunk represents a movement from today’s reality toward a gritty, pragmatic, better future.
"Before my parents divorced, we went to an Evangelical church every Sunday, and I learned to pray each night before bed. These prayers became a place for me to put every bad thought I would have during the day, to pass them along to God. I had already developed a deep shame for my thoughts of being more boyish, and I prayed for these thoughts to end, just as I prayed for an end to natural disasters. I prayed for a better girl-mask. I prayed for a better world. My compulsive thinking followed me into my teenage years. In the ninth grade, I started an environmental justice group, hosting letter-writing parties and taking part in local protests at the Oregon Capitol, but when anti-green legislation passed into law, or when images emerged detailing islands of garbage in the ocean, I blamed myself for not doing more.
"This kind of thinking kept me from coming out as transgender. Every time I had an intrusive thought about growing facial hair and passing as a boy, my self-blame returned. Maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough to be a girl; maybe I just needed to date boys and straighten my hair and shave my legs and wear makeup; maybe too, I needed to do more about the environment, protest more, organize more, do something more. I kept making up versions of myself. I only talked about environmental justice around my dad’s liberal friends. I only downplayed my femininity around my queer friends.
artwork depicting someone reading in a futuristic setting"The one place where I escaped from this constant masking and shifting was in the books I consumed. At 17, I read #UrsulaLeGuin’s series of novels, the #HainishCycle, for the first time. I was instantly drawn into the worlds she created, where gender was fluid, as in #TheLeftHandOfDarkness, where some worlds grappled with climate disaster just as some had overcome it, as in #TheDispossessed. The way she experimented with the utopian, which always included queerness and dissolved gender roles, was like nothing I had read or experienced.
"When I allowed myself to fall into these fictions, my dread would turn over into an almost hopeful outlook. I understood this as fantasy, though, and never considered taking what I had read in LeGuin into my real life. Instead, I spent years dreaming of alternate realities, where I hadn’t been born into a doomed world. To cope with the real world, I would make lists of everything I would need to survive a catastrophe, and I taught myself #SurvivalSkills, like how to build a friction fire in the backyard."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/PHXNH#SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #HopePunk #BuildingCommunity #Resiliency
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Leaving you all with this essay about the #ExistentialDread a lot of us are experiencing, and how one person found hope through #SolarPunk! (And I am another one of those people!)
It's been a record-breaking #SolarPunkSunday, and a great way to celebrate a year of #Resiliency, #SharingInformation, #Rewilding, #Mending, #Gardening, and building the foundation for the future we all need! I'll re-post a few articles from yesterday, and then will call it a Solar Punk day! ! A special thanks to @BrambleBearGrrrauwling and @MaQuest !
A Future Dream - How solarpunk helped alleviate my existential dread.
Solarpunk pushes against the bleak Blade Runner future of cyberpunk that centers urban dystopias dominated by corporations and technology. Solarpunk imagines an #inclusive, #sustainable, possible future, where #renewable #technology meets #ecological #enlightenment.
by Sage Agee, Art by Yuumei, Spring 2023
"LIKE MANY OF MY GENERATION, I have known dread nearly my entire life. In fifth grade, I was assigned a research paper on the topic of my choice. I had begun to spend my weekends with my dad, hanging out at coffee shops in downtown Salem, Oregon, and chatting with adults about the news. We had just witnessed the 9/11 attacks, and the adults in my life seemed to be waking up to global issues, their fear palpable even to a young child.
"This was not long after the release of #AnInconvenientTruth, and I decided to interview my dad’s friends about #ClimateChange and their predictions for the future. When I turned in the finished paper, which detailed mass extinctions and natural disasters, my teacher, Mrs. Stark, wouldn’t accept it. She didn’t believe in climate change, she said, and I needed to study a different topic.
"After that, I felt myself slipping from endless curiosity about the world into a mindset where I had to prepare for the worst, and trust no one. This helped me create the shield I needed to get through adolescence. By then, I knew that my gender and sexuality didn’t align with typical gender roles, but I kept that secret close to my tape-bound chest.
"Solarpunk represents a movement from today’s reality toward a gritty, pragmatic, better future.
"Before my parents divorced, we went to an Evangelical church every Sunday, and I learned to pray each night before bed. These prayers became a place for me to put every bad thought I would have during the day, to pass them along to God. I had already developed a deep shame for my thoughts of being more boyish, and I prayed for these thoughts to end, just as I prayed for an end to natural disasters. I prayed for a better girl-mask. I prayed for a better world. My compulsive thinking followed me into my teenage years. In the ninth grade, I started an environmental justice group, hosting letter-writing parties and taking part in local protests at the Oregon Capitol, but when anti-green legislation passed into law, or when images emerged detailing islands of garbage in the ocean, I blamed myself for not doing more.
"This kind of thinking kept me from coming out as transgender. Every time I had an intrusive thought about growing facial hair and passing as a boy, my self-blame returned. Maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough to be a girl; maybe I just needed to date boys and straighten my hair and shave my legs and wear makeup; maybe too, I needed to do more about the environment, protest more, organize more, do something more. I kept making up versions of myself. I only talked about environmental justice around my dad’s liberal friends. I only downplayed my femininity around my queer friends.
artwork depicting someone reading in a futuristic setting"The one place where I escaped from this constant masking and shifting was in the books I consumed. At 17, I read #UrsulaLeGuin’s series of novels, the #HainishCycle, for the first time. I was instantly drawn into the worlds she created, where gender was fluid, as in #TheLeftHandOfDarkness, where some worlds grappled with climate disaster just as some had overcome it, as in #TheDispossessed. The way she experimented with the utopian, which always included queerness and dissolved gender roles, was like nothing I had read or experienced.
"When I allowed myself to fall into these fictions, my dread would turn over into an almost hopeful outlook. I understood this as fantasy, though, and never considered taking what I had read in LeGuin into my real life. Instead, I spent years dreaming of alternate realities, where I hadn’t been born into a doomed world. To cope with the real world, I would make lists of everything I would need to survive a catastrophe, and I taught myself #SurvivalSkills, like how to build a friction fire in the backyard."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/PHXNH#SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #HopePunk #BuildingCommunity #Resiliency
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Leaving you all with this essay about the #ExistentialDread a lot of us are experiencing, and how one person found hope through #SolarPunk! (And I am another one of those people!)
It's been a record-breaking #SolarPunkSunday, and a great way to celebrate a year of #Resiliency, #SharingInformation, #Rewilding, #Mending, #Gardening, and building the foundation for the future we all need! I'll re-post a few articles from yesterday, and then will call it a Solar Punk day! ! A special thanks to @BrambleBearGrrrauwling and @MaQuest !
A Future Dream - How solarpunk helped alleviate my existential dread.
Solarpunk pushes against the bleak Blade Runner future of cyberpunk that centers urban dystopias dominated by corporations and technology. Solarpunk imagines an #inclusive, #sustainable, possible future, where #renewable #technology meets #ecological #enlightenment.
by Sage Agee, Art by Yuumei, Spring 2023
"LIKE MANY OF MY GENERATION, I have known dread nearly my entire life. In fifth grade, I was assigned a research paper on the topic of my choice. I had begun to spend my weekends with my dad, hanging out at coffee shops in downtown Salem, Oregon, and chatting with adults about the news. We had just witnessed the 9/11 attacks, and the adults in my life seemed to be waking up to global issues, their fear palpable even to a young child.
"This was not long after the release of #AnInconvenientTruth, and I decided to interview my dad’s friends about #ClimateChange and their predictions for the future. When I turned in the finished paper, which detailed mass extinctions and natural disasters, my teacher, Mrs. Stark, wouldn’t accept it. She didn’t believe in climate change, she said, and I needed to study a different topic.
"After that, I felt myself slipping from endless curiosity about the world into a mindset where I had to prepare for the worst, and trust no one. This helped me create the shield I needed to get through adolescence. By then, I knew that my gender and sexuality didn’t align with typical gender roles, but I kept that secret close to my tape-bound chest.
"Solarpunk represents a movement from today’s reality toward a gritty, pragmatic, better future.
"Before my parents divorced, we went to an Evangelical church every Sunday, and I learned to pray each night before bed. These prayers became a place for me to put every bad thought I would have during the day, to pass them along to God. I had already developed a deep shame for my thoughts of being more boyish, and I prayed for these thoughts to end, just as I prayed for an end to natural disasters. I prayed for a better girl-mask. I prayed for a better world. My compulsive thinking followed me into my teenage years. In the ninth grade, I started an environmental justice group, hosting letter-writing parties and taking part in local protests at the Oregon Capitol, but when anti-green legislation passed into law, or when images emerged detailing islands of garbage in the ocean, I blamed myself for not doing more.
"This kind of thinking kept me from coming out as transgender. Every time I had an intrusive thought about growing facial hair and passing as a boy, my self-blame returned. Maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough to be a girl; maybe I just needed to date boys and straighten my hair and shave my legs and wear makeup; maybe too, I needed to do more about the environment, protest more, organize more, do something more. I kept making up versions of myself. I only talked about environmental justice around my dad’s liberal friends. I only downplayed my femininity around my queer friends.
artwork depicting someone reading in a futuristic setting"The one place where I escaped from this constant masking and shifting was in the books I consumed. At 17, I read #UrsulaLeGuin’s series of novels, the #HainishCycle, for the first time. I was instantly drawn into the worlds she created, where gender was fluid, as in #TheLeftHandOfDarkness, where some worlds grappled with climate disaster just as some had overcome it, as in #TheDispossessed. The way she experimented with the utopian, which always included queerness and dissolved gender roles, was like nothing I had read or experienced.
"When I allowed myself to fall into these fictions, my dread would turn over into an almost hopeful outlook. I understood this as fantasy, though, and never considered taking what I had read in LeGuin into my real life. Instead, I spent years dreaming of alternate realities, where I hadn’t been born into a doomed world. To cope with the real world, I would make lists of everything I would need to survive a catastrophe, and I taught myself #SurvivalSkills, like how to build a friction fire in the backyard."
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