Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
No, not just the typical Devon winter weather, but a general feeling of malaise that seems to pervade almost everywhere at the moment, anyone else noticed?
The news is constantly deeply dismal, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Trump, lack of action on climate change, rise of the Right at home and abroad, Migration, Authoritarianism, disinformation and the post-truth world, influencers, Tech Bro controlled popular media, Religious fanaticism, oppression of women and minorities, dismal economic situation in the UK where the 2 elephants in the room (Brexit and taxing the rich) dare not be mentioned and that's just for starters. It's enough to make me want to disconnect with the world and withdraw into a Kirton bubble.
It's a feeling of helplessness I think. Makes me wish we'd carried out the plan to abandon to the Outer Hebs a few years ago and live the simple life...but even there our elderly friends are feeling much the same and are hunkered-down keeping themselves to themselves for self preservation. So it seems inescapable even in the most beautiful and remote of places. Fcukwits and fcukwittery are everywhere.
Should I give-up concerning myself with these things? It's hard when you have kids and grandkids, and when you still work and travel internationally (the malaise is not just confined to the UK). So many people feel angry, helpless and voiceless. What makes it worse is that I'm one of the lucky ones, well equipped for whatever disasters unfold geologically, financially, politically, maybe so many others have too much shoot to deal with on a daily basis nothing else matters than getting through each day.
What's to be done?
How can I make a difference?
How to battle the mistruths and the lies?
How to help make the world a better place and feel more at peace with it?
Answers on a postcard to EX17....
The news is constantly deeply dismal, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Trump, lack of action on climate change, rise of the Right at home and abroad, Migration, Authoritarianism, disinformation and the post-truth world, influencers, Tech Bro controlled popular media, Religious fanaticism, oppression of women and minorities, dismal economic situation in the UK where the 2 elephants in the room (Brexit and taxing the rich) dare not be mentioned and that's just for starters. It's enough to make me want to disconnect with the world and withdraw into a Kirton bubble.
It's a feeling of helplessness I think. Makes me wish we'd carried out the plan to abandon to the Outer Hebs a few years ago and live the simple life...but even there our elderly friends are feeling much the same and are hunkered-down keeping themselves to themselves for self preservation. So it seems inescapable even in the most beautiful and remote of places. Fcukwits and fcukwittery are everywhere.
Should I give-up concerning myself with these things? It's hard when you have kids and grandkids, and when you still work and travel internationally (the malaise is not just confined to the UK). So many people feel angry, helpless and voiceless. What makes it worse is that I'm one of the lucky ones, well equipped for whatever disasters unfold geologically, financially, politically, maybe so many others have too much shoot to deal with on a daily basis nothing else matters than getting through each day.
What's to be done?
How can I make a difference?
How to battle the mistruths and the lies?
How to help make the world a better place and feel more at peace with it?
Answers on a postcard to EX17....