This has been a doozy of a year. And it’s the best year so far blah blah. So how are you all coping? Does it hit anyone else like a bolt of lightning that probably I - we - won’t die of old age?

  • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    We live on an ocean-going sailboat. We make our own water and electricity. We have ~25 years of membranes, filters, and most parts. While we have the means to move around to cooler climes, going further northward means more severe storms and shorter working life of everything. So there’s that consideration.

    Having the escape hatch of the boat does a lot to ease the anxiety.

    Other coping mechanisms:

    • fixing people’s bicycles for free and evangelizing micro-mobility
    • monitoring and mapping marine health in maritime communities (kelp, fish counts, bottom conditions); yes this is “just” monitoring, but one measurement is worth 1000 opinions and hopefully helps to move the needle on getting everyone to pull together on environmental protections
    • community education on aeroponics and micro-hydroponics
    • community support on emergency preparedness

    I’m sure I’m skipping over some of my other copium prescriptions, but those are the most salient.