Enjoying the sunshine while it lasts. More rain seems to be on its way… despite the fact that we were promised a ‘dry summer’. I’m thinking about just ditching my sneakers, and wearing gumboots, or waterproof rubber shoes.

I have more kale than I can eat in the backyard. Probably saved myself $50 already, and it’s only been a few weeks. Next time I’ll probably set aside the big patch for potatoes only - and then keep the kale and spinach in small containers. Eat air-fried potato chips all year round.

Been also doing a bit of reading on Anti-civ philosophy lately, though it’s hard to imagine that we live in a civilization, let alone a society, when we barely even know the names of our neighbours.

Nobody living in an industrial society would ever wake up every morning thinking: ““Oh wow! I am part of this miraculous organization that enables me to have medical care, computer chips, clean running water, air conditioning and heating! Maybe I should think carefully about how my decisions impact the lives of my neighbours, so they can be just as happy as I am! I’m so glad I have a job!””.

Rather - most of us live our lives on autopilot. We vote on autopilot. We spend on autopilot. We hardly give anything much of a thought. And it’s only during times of crisis and hardship that we take a step back and reflect on ourselves. And then of course there’s Ozempic, anti-depressants, McDonald’s, KFC, etc. Not to mention the ecological disasters we’re facing. It makes me wonder if maybe it would be better for civilization to slowly fade away, or scale down significantly. It might just happen on its own, with the way things are going.