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   Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG (fullyautomatedrpg@mstdn.games)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 03:58:32 JST Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG

   When it seems like our timeline is headed in the wrong direction, it helps to write stories about how things got better.

   Not magically: MADE better, by people who used the strengths only accessible to those who believe in things like collectivism and universal equality.

   In our game world, the road to the next age takes decades. It's a winding route, but a much better world grows slowly from seeds nurtured a long time.

   We are our descendants ancestors. Live like it.

   #solarpunk #hopepunk

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 03:58:30 JST Sean Bala

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     @FullyAutomatedRPG I have often thought that the biggest flaw in activism is that we want change but we also want to see that change happen. Most of the time, we are planting seeds that will sprout long after we are gone. We just need to accept that and get to work.

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 05:55:01 JST Sean Bala

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     @FullyAutomatedRPG I like the tree metaphor. And I really like the added dimensions of new fruit not always being the most tasty - I'm going to borrow that!

     I sometime think about the Chinese philosopher Mencius, who said that we need to plant and cultivate many seeds, because you don't know which ones will sprout or be needed later. We also need to plant many seeds because we don't know if or when they will actually lead to something better.

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     Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG (fullyautomatedrpg@mstdn.games)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jul-2024 05:55:02 JST Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG

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     • Sean Bala

     @seanbala
     True.

     My hope is that if we focus on the big picture, we can learn to enjoy watching progress even if we know that the work is for the next generation more than it's for us.

     Like a tree. You can enjoy the shade and comfort of a fruit bearing tree well before it bears fruit. And you can make some pies and stuff out of early harvests, even if the first few are pretty sour. There's satisfaction early, even if the best stuff is very slow.