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Kyle VanderWoude's avatar

Beautiful post. I just read the Serviceberry a few months back and similar questions have been rolling around in my head.

I've been thinking about retirement type savings and investing in general. Many of the investments go to the large companies (because they are part of many mutual funds and are "good" companies to invest in) driving the greatest extraction and exploitation.

I don't think my wife and I will forgo any future investments but we have been talking about decreasing our retirement investing in order to do more good now. We are also in a very privileged position and in fairly good financial standing that we are also discussing eventually getting to where we can both work part time and find more ways to actively serve our community.

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HD's avatar

"Oftentimes a major disturbance that clears the former forest creates a gap, with full sun, disturbed soil, and plenty of resources, since the previous inhabitants are now gone"

I just watched a documentary about the origins of London. After the plague wiped out half the population in the 1300s, the survivors found themselves in a similar situation: fewer people in the same space, more jobs to fill, and greater opportunities for upward mobility. The aftermath of devastation created room for renewal, both in nature and in society.

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