First of all, food and water would be abundant and distributed evenly. People would have complete rights to the land that they work to improve and live on. If this could be accomplished, I believe much of the fighting and greed would be eliminated already. Hoarding food and property would not be permitted - basically use it or lose it.

A strong sense of community would be needed to help people find purpose. If people were taken care of and didn’t use currency to trade, my hope is that they would be busy in what they are passionate about and what best serves their community.

I think spirituality would be very important to reinforce (not dictate!) this system. There would need to be strong spiritual leaders to guide the community into seeing that they are all one working towards a common goal. And to help those who are lost to find their purpose.

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I love this story. I used to lay in the network of limbs at the top of a pine tree in my backyard. Never crossed my mind that I could get hurt. It’s been such an interesting journey for me remembering that little girl that’s still very much a part of me and all of her wisdom that I had forgotten!

This basically captures it. I struggle to get myself to write.. although it clears my mind when I finally do. I am a lifelong reader and so grateful to the authors who captured what I was feeling and gave me a connection, a lifeline in my dark moments. I want to start sharing my own voice now.

Definitely worthy of a post, in my opinion :) Staying humble is my kind of fashion. I never understood why people were so offended by some little holes or stains. My mom used to always offer to buy me new clothes so I "wouldn't look like a homeless person" but it seemed like a waste of money

Excellent advice, even if it hard to follow 😏 It was a huge breakthrough when I realized some of my procrastination was allowing fear to control my life and feeding into my depression. Taking the 5 minutes to get moving on a task was key for me.. it usually is not as overwhelming as it seems in my projections

Definitely. I’d be happy with the sats equivalent of $20 for each (I’ll pay shipping if in the U.S.) and can drop that price down for a bundle. I’ll consider any offer that at least covers shipping though!

I am definitely interested in the concept of reclaiming sovereignty. I’ve done a lot to remove myself from contracts and debts, etc. but ultimately I still signed a contract to purchase my land. From a practical standpoint, how do we get out of this old system and still function in society? Genuinely curious

This is a great practice to share, thank you! There’s a program called iRest based on Yoga Nidra which is actively being used by the Department of Defense for managing PTSD and chronic pain in veterans. I think there’s gotta be some long lasting effects.. since the US government doesn’t typically approve of alternative medicines

Welcome! I like the quote

I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. To me, most if not all figures of authority are motivated by money and power and I do my best to understand where they are coming from rather than listening blindly.

Edward Bernay’s essay Propaganda is an old text but it feels applicable still. It really opened my eyes to how much we can be manipulated.

Haha this is a recent development, my social media time is usually fully unstructured. I burnt out on writing after years in grad school and am just realizing I want to get back into writing regularly. This has been a great forum to share some ideas while I am thinking about journals, etc to submit to and maybe turn it into a profitable hobby

I’m gonna say “what is money”.. I was sucked in after already diving into the benefits of decentralization and 3D printing for local, circular manufacturing.

Then when the question came of how exchanges can be carried out in a local economy without human corruption, some friends who know much more about money showed me the light :)

I agree. I used to feel the overwhelmed by all the knowledge out there.. I wanted to learn it all. Yet I find myself reading my favorite books over and over again (right now that’s the Brothers Karamazov) because something new will jump out at me and I also reflect on how my worldview keeps changing with age. These days I’ll always strive for depth over having the most skills/number of books under my belt.

I’m just getting started and will likely post only when feeling inspired, but it is becoming part of my writing practice. That usually looks like sitting on my computer for an hour or two, not every day but I’d like to aim for 2-3 times a week. Writing starts with what is basically word vomit into a document, then a little time reading articles/books that inspire me, then going back to add on and polish what I have written into something coherent.

You said exactly what I love about SN so far. It’s great to see thoughtful content actually being read and discussed. I am really tired of the quick dopamine hits other social media has come to rely on for views. I’ll likely be on here regularly with my morning coffee.

Seconding the congratulations!!

And thanks for the shout out 🥰 I’m loving the SN community and seeing discussions around thoughtful posts. Excited to see the philosophical conversations unfold!

This is so calming to me. I love it

Thanks for this comment. I don’t understand much about Bitcoin but I intuitively feel that is my best option for savings and that it supports a more minimal lifestyle.

My grandparents life fit the American Dream mold quite well. And it seems that they were able to live that life in part because they had money up front to buy high-quality items and hold them for life. I’d like to move more of my consumption to supporting artisans and get back to that way of being.

Thank you for reading 🥰

That’s wonderful. They’ve been so helpful for me and have slowly led me back to seeing the truths in Christian texts that my ancestors followed. I think all spiritual texts hit the same themes but the Vedic texts present it in a very beautiful way that was easier for me to connect to.