I just finished the transcription for your post, thank you so much for writing! I found your work hugely interesting to read, and so much of what you say truly resonates with me.I feel that, regarding your views society's general response to coronavirus, you make a very good and true point. In some respects, it has to me seemed quite extreme and not entirely logical. I have always struggled with my views on the way people panicked so much so early on, and now can't get my head around how people are starting to act as if everything is back to normal, when it is not.
I agree, of course, that it is the case that a certain number of people will be infected, and that the same goes for how many will die. But, I do still believe it is in our power to determine what this certain number is. It is not out of our hands, but literally in them. If we are able to stick to restrictions and constraints on our daily lives (which I think are being lifted too soon), and if we are able to find a vaccine, the difference this will make to the impact of coronavirus will be huge. I believe that there is still hope that eventually we will take control of this virus, as it has done over us.
I completely agree with you that we have no idea what our "new normal" will be. This is what scares me the most. Even if we are able to find a vaccine for this virus (which is by no means a certainty), I worry that there will remain a greater fear of the next pandemic, and that there may be long lasting effects on how we live our daily lives. Of course, only time will tell.
Thank you again, and I look forward to reading what you write next.
Thank you so much for your reply! It made my day hearing from you again, so please keep replying! I'm so pleased that reading my response felt good but please please do not for a second feel shamed! That is entirely besides the point! Any anger that you feel is inevitably justifiable, and never ugly! I loved your post on anarchy--not because it was ugly in any way, but because it was so passionate and knowledgeable. Even now, you're able to recommend numerous theorists and philosophers to look into (which I will definitely do!). It's very impressive AND inspiring, so don't for a moment second guess yourself or convince yourself that you need to do better because it sounds like you're doing pretty bloody awesomely! I can't imagine feeling like you're constantly screaming into the void, and it sounds impossible, but as you say, the fact that there are connections to be made and like-minded people to scream to, shows that it is always ALWAYS worth the effort so please don't ever stop! And with Proudhon, I think that's very good advice! And quite possibly he'll come under intense scrutiny very soon given the current social climate! I just want to say thank you again for your reply, and for all your recommendations! I will check out Emma Goldman and let you know how I get on next time! Best wishes, Mimi
Ps. Just got your letter of april 22. Much later than the letters of recent date. So I am not sure I received everything, and for sure not chronologically. big hug!
P - So now we are going into age discrimination? Brah, I was just tying up my shoes man, ain't nobody out here tryna choose, sup wit all the Q'z man?
S - I ain't trippin', you see this yard? Look at all of these heads, yeah, that's my work, I cut hair, old heads, young heads, all heads that's why they call me Swervo, because I swerve heads, you feel me? All that's me. (both LOL, soul handshake)
P - Aaawh, that's what's up, you got me? What da Swerve hit for?
S - This ain't no hustle, I been doing this all of my life, no charge, everybody got they own thang, cutting hair is mine, you sound like you got something to say, so, come sit and speak, that's how we do, and you pretty much created a crowd with that 1868 shit, Karl-Maria?...
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I just finished the transcription for your post, thank you so much for writing! I found your work hugely interesting to read, and so much of what you say truly resonates with me.I feel that, regarding your views society's general response to coronavirus, you make a very good and true point. In some respects, it has to me seemed quite extreme and not entirely logical. I have always struggled with my views on the way people panicked so much so early on, and now can't get my head around how people are starting to act as if everything is back to normal, when it is not.
I agree, of course, that it is the case that a certain number of people will be infected, and that the same goes for how many will die. But, I do still believe it is in our power to determine what this certain number is. It is not out of our hands, but literally in them. If we are able to stick to restrictions and constraints on our daily lives (which I think are being lifted too soon), and if we are able to find a vaccine, the difference this will make to the impact of coronavirus will be huge. I believe that there is still hope that eventually we will take control of this virus, as it has done over us.
I completely agree with you that we have no idea what our "new normal" will be. This is what scares me the most. Even if we are able to find a vaccine for this virus (which is by no means a certainty), I worry that there will remain a greater fear of the next pandemic, and that there may be long lasting effects on how we live our daily lives. Of course, only time will tell.
Thank you again, and I look forward to reading what you write next.
Grace
Thank you so much for your reply! It made my day hearing from you again, so please keep replying! I'm so pleased that reading my response felt good but please please do not for a second feel shamed! That is entirely besides the point! Any anger that you feel is inevitably justifiable, and never ugly! I loved your post on anarchy--not because it was ugly in any way, but because it was so passionate and knowledgeable. Even now, you're able to recommend numerous theorists and philosophers to look into (which I will definitely do!). It's very impressive AND inspiring, so don't for a moment second guess yourself or convince yourself that you need to do better because it sounds like you're doing pretty bloody awesomely!
I can't imagine feeling like you're constantly screaming into the void, and it sounds impossible, but as you say, the fact that there are connections to be made and like-minded people to scream to, shows that it is always ALWAYS worth the effort so please don't ever stop!
And with Proudhon, I think that's very good advice! And quite possibly he'll come under intense scrutiny very soon given the current social climate!
I just want to say thank you again for your reply, and for all your recommendations! I will check out Emma Goldman and let you know how I get on next time!
Best wishes,
Mimi
S - I ain't trippin', you see this yard? Look at all of these heads, yeah, that's my work, I cut hair, old heads, young heads, all heads that's why
they call me Swervo, because I swerve heads, you feel me? All that's me. (both LOL, soul handshake)
P - Aaawh, that's what's up, you got me? What da Swerve hit for?
S - This ain't no hustle, I been doing this all of my life, no charge, everybody got they own thang, cutting hair is mine, you sound like you got something to say, so, come sit and speak, that's how we do, and you pretty much created a crowd with that 1868 shit, Karl-Maria?...
P - I get it, I'm there
S - Parallax, gotta look that up.