"I would thereafter wage a quiet war against wastefulness in my life." Amen. This made me so sad. I've recently been taking courses with a local cooperative extension to learn more about various farming practices. But the callous things promoted in those classes (e.g., if your cow/goat gets a treatable udder or parasitic infection, it's cheaper to cull it than cure it) turned my stomach. Everything is a factory now, whether we see the conveyor belts and gears or not.
"giving the unavoidable sensation of full immersion in a bucket of stale urine."
This was glorious, Adrian. Totally get the sense of alienation. One summer after college I worked in the pie shop of an orchard and my job was to place the ball of dough in the pie pan, then pull the machine handle that pressed the dough down into a crust. All day, every day. Luckily I was working with friends and the boss let us talk nonstop or I would have gone out of my mind.
"I would thereafter wage a quiet war against wastefulness in my life." Amen. This made me so sad. I've recently been taking courses with a local cooperative extension to learn more about various farming practices. But the callous things promoted in those classes (e.g., if your cow/goat gets a treatable udder or parasitic infection, it's cheaper to cull it than cure it) turned my stomach. Everything is a factory now, whether we see the conveyor belts and gears or not.
So true. We’re fast becoming those boxes! Thanks, Jacquie.
"giving the unavoidable sensation of full immersion in a bucket of stale urine."
This was glorious, Adrian. Totally get the sense of alienation. One summer after college I worked in the pie shop of an orchard and my job was to place the ball of dough in the pie pan, then pull the machine handle that pressed the dough down into a crust. All day, every day. Luckily I was working with friends and the boss let us talk nonstop or I would have gone out of my mind.
Thanks, Johanna. Yes, what we do for dough! It was weirdly character-building, but I still haven’t worked out how.
Food for thought! Thanks, Adrian!
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