#metaphor

anonymiss@despora.de

Or we're all on the #Titanic, only most of us trapped below deck. On the lowest decks, they are already fighting for bare survival. On the upper decks, however, they're partying and discussing space tourism.

Maybe we should stop looking for the right #metaphor and finally save this planet.
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#crisis #future #climate #finance #economy #capitalism #humanRights #environment #finance #freedom #democracy #society #life #earth #emissions #meme #memes #survival

dredmorbius@diaspora.glasswings.com

The Country of the Blind, by H.G. Wells (1913)

The had become purblind so gradually that they scarcely noted their loss. They guided the sightless youngsters hither and thither until they knew the whole valley marvellously and when at last sight died out among them the race lived on. They had even time to adapt themselves to the blind control of fire, which they made carefully in stoves of stone. They were a simple strain of people at the first, unlettered, only slightly touched with the Spanish civilisation, but with something of a tradition of the arts of old Peru and of its lost philosophy. Generation followed generation. They forgot many things; they devised many things. Their tradition of the greater world they came from became mythical in colour and uncertain. In all things save sight they were strong and able, and presently the chance of birth and heredity sent one who had an original mind and who could talk and persuade among them, and then afterwards another.

https://archive.org/details/countryofblindot00welluoft/page/536/mode/2up?view=theater

#HGWells #Fiction #Narrative #Parable #Metaphor #Blindness #Subtoot #Tablets #GenerativeComputing

digit@joindiaspora.com

#NoTimeForCaution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV1767i8X4Q

this is what we're doing. this is the metaphor of our times.

an arrogant fool who would not listen blew it up, and now we have to do what seems not possible, because it is necessary. we need to line up with the system, match the rotation dock, hit the retro thrusters to slow the spin caused by the idiot blowing it up, and pull out of the dive before we burn up.

watch as often as necessary to remember this.

"what are you doing?"
"docking."
"that's not possible."
"no. it's necessary."

#listen

#docking

#mendwards #metaphor
#impossible #necessary

#notimeforcaution #weareinalotoftrouble

#playitloud #playitoften #worthrewatching