Thank you Sam, very timely post. I had a week in Italy last week and also come home with a stinking cold. This week I have probably been pushing my body and mind a bit too much - so today I am going to have proper rest day.
Brava, Samantha, for today’s important, thought provoking essay. It seems well suited to The Life Boat. Two comments stimulated by reading your and Trish Hersey’s words today.
Here in USA I see various financial institutions asking rhetorically, “Do you have enough to retire?” Followed by suggested amounts of $1,500,000 and more. Fear, anxiety, madness seem to be the expected effect, driving business to their brokers.
Second is one particular movie, 2020, starring Frances McDormand, NOMADLAND. The topic is the lives of people living in their caravans or other towable/drivable “homes.” Only she and one other actor are paid cast members. The rest are truly nomads who gather in campgrounds and follow seasonal work. The setting for the movie is proximate with an Amazon Fulfillment Center. McDormand gained permission to actually work there, with Amazon’s awareness of the book upon which the movie was based. The actual nomads worked to the physical limits, and beyond, of their ability to work. Their numbers today are not decreasing.
Our social “safety net” here in USA is more like a trampoline, with players expecting to be bounced off with no further recourse.
Best wishes for your plans to rest, relax, and assert your human rights!
Yes, I saw that film - very haunting and thought-provoking. It lingered with me a long time after I saw it. Thank you for making that connection between the stories of these people and the fear that Hersey identifies as the dark heart of Capitalism.
An earlier McDormand film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, shows a mother’s advocacy for her raped and murdered daughter and the non-existent police efforts to solve the crime. Not at all uncommon in USA. McDormand is analytical in examining her own failings that contributed to the crime. Based on an actual incident.
It does not directly follow your essay yesterday. In another sense 3BB speaks to valuing all lives and the willingness to challenge authority.
Thank you, Sam. Trish Hersey's words on rest are gold. I have retired and tell others I am happy to be lazy and enjoy being at home! That's when they ask what am I doing and am I busier than when I was working? Enjoy your rest.
Thank you Sam, very timely post. I had a week in Italy last week and also come home with a stinking cold. This week I have probably been pushing my body and mind a bit too much - so today I am going to have proper rest day.
Brava, Samantha, for today’s important, thought provoking essay. It seems well suited to The Life Boat. Two comments stimulated by reading your and Trish Hersey’s words today.
Here in USA I see various financial institutions asking rhetorically, “Do you have enough to retire?” Followed by suggested amounts of $1,500,000 and more. Fear, anxiety, madness seem to be the expected effect, driving business to their brokers.
Second is one particular movie, 2020, starring Frances McDormand, NOMADLAND. The topic is the lives of people living in their caravans or other towable/drivable “homes.” Only she and one other actor are paid cast members. The rest are truly nomads who gather in campgrounds and follow seasonal work. The setting for the movie is proximate with an Amazon Fulfillment Center. McDormand gained permission to actually work there, with Amazon’s awareness of the book upon which the movie was based. The actual nomads worked to the physical limits, and beyond, of their ability to work. Their numbers today are not decreasing.
Our social “safety net” here in USA is more like a trampoline, with players expecting to be bounced off with no further recourse.
Best wishes for your plans to rest, relax, and assert your human rights!
Yes, I saw that film - very haunting and thought-provoking. It lingered with me a long time after I saw it. Thank you for making that connection between the stories of these people and the fear that Hersey identifies as the dark heart of Capitalism.
An earlier McDormand film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, shows a mother’s advocacy for her raped and murdered daughter and the non-existent police efforts to solve the crime. Not at all uncommon in USA. McDormand is analytical in examining her own failings that contributed to the crime. Based on an actual incident.
It does not directly follow your essay yesterday. In another sense 3BB speaks to valuing all lives and the willingness to challenge authority.
Thank you, Sam. Trish Hersey's words on rest are gold. I have retired and tell others I am happy to be lazy and enjoy being at home! That's when they ask what am I doing and am I busier than when I was working? Enjoy your rest.
Thank you Cathie - and you too!