Good news!
I got my DVD burner machine back up and running! Which means that with any luck, I'll have my old friend Erebli's DVD completed by the end of the weekend. I'll edit quite a few more of the old BME/Videos, plus lots of new ones, as well as the ModCon DVD and the Piercing DVD, and, since there's a demand, a compilation of BBQ videos. I also put together many of the old BMEradio interviews earlier today and will assemble a CD of those. So much to do!
While I was waiting for drives to format and all that, I began scribbling down a list of what I want to achieve as far as a lifestyle for myself and my family (both biological and extended)… Here's what the scribbles include so far:
| Project objectives
1. Live free from corporate and financial tyranny
a. No debt
- Buy inside ones needs
- Cash up front
b. No need for corporate product
- Most products can be made inside the community
- Most products aren't needed anyway
c. Small business aspect
- Community produces materials to sell/trade
d. Self constructed homes
- Done using low-tech methods so all can take part
- Emphasis on sustainability and self sufficient design
- Creative and personal element not otherwise available
2. Live free from government tyranny
a. Low profile
- Limited contact with government services (welfare, etc.)
b. Low income
- Low taxes in return
c. High connectivity
- Allows others to personalize your mission
- Allows broadcasting in cases of emergencies
d. On-site medical facilities
e. Home schooling
- Avoid government/mainstream bias
- Learning progresses at a rate suited to the student
- Children learn to self-educate
3. Live in a fashion that is self-sustaining and self-sufficient
a. Farming and food production on site
b. Tool and product manufacture on site
4. Live in a fashion that is globally environmentally responsible
a. No excess waste
b. Personal recycling
- Do as much recycling on-site as possible
c. On-site power generation
- Cleaner, safer, and perhaps cheaper
- Operates independent of larger issues (collapse of power grid)
d. Low power usage
- The less power one consumes, the less one must generate
e. Organic production of food
- Far less costly in the long run
f. Primarily vegan diet
- Treat meat and meat products as a luxury item
5. Live in a fashion that is globally socially responsible
a. Communal living
- Sharing of resources means less consumption per person
- Social support net without government intervention
b. Scalable community
- People should be able to join (and leave) without disrupting the community
- Homes should integrate into the community rather than “taking over” a space
6. Live in a way that is personally healthy
a. Clean diet
b. Clean environment
c. Exercise
- Exercise as a lifestyle byproduct, rather than a task on its own
d. Low stress
e. Continual education
7. Live in a way that is pleasurable
a. Friends and family
b. High level of media and communications connectivity
c. Lifestyle acceptance
d. Leisure lifestyle
e. Beautiful setting
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I was thinking, independent of how hippy your thinking is, making a list like this would probably help everybody… It's a variation on the five part question I quite regularly ask people:
“Where do you want to be in a year? Five years? Ten years? Twenty years? When you die?”
It's harder than you'd think — give it a try.
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