perhaps this is poking the solarpunk bear (is the solarpunk bear a sunbear? please say yes), but i am confused by the idea of "lack of stories". do people really not know what they should do to live in balance with the land? it's kind of straightforward: you contribute and care for the land and the land cares for you. it's *not* easy. most of us in the west do not have the skills for it and don't have access to land (and even if we do get land, it may be poisoned or not able to support life very well..and part of the lack of skills is being unable to evaluate which land might be good for living with).

sometimes i get the feeling that "we need more stories" is a deflection from actually doing the things that need doing: building community, learning how to live with the land, learning how to set up solar and water and shelters, setting up solar and water and shelters, getting access to land, living with the land, helping others get access to land and live with the land, nurturing the land to the point where it can feed people, and on and on.

no one has a readymade story to help you, personally, get a little bit of freedom from capitalism. everyone has to figure that out on their own (or with their friends, because having other people do it with you makes it a lot easier!). but the story for how to live is the same: live in balance with the land.

to that end, the stories come from indigenous peoples and are very, very old.

anyway, i feel like i must be missing something in the "we need more stories" conversation, so feel free to let me know.

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