I’d be depressed if I didn’t mentally project to a future better world

I find the extent of depression unsurprising because I think the modern reality we have to confront is insane.

Its insanity is inherently depressing.

Without the positivity and hope of an alternative vision of a future reality I don’t think I could raise children.

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https://www.localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/insane-trade-short-film-factsheet/

How Insane is Global Trade?

The way trade works in the global economy wastes resources, worsens climate change, and undermines the livelihoods of millions of small-scale producers worldwide.
. Mexican calves — fed American corn — are exported to the United States, where they are butchered for meat, which is then sold in Mexico.
. In 2007, Britain and Australia exchanged 20 tons of bottled water just with each other.
. More than half of the seafood caught in Alaska is processed in China; much of it is sent right back to American supermarkets.
. African-grown coffee is packed in India; Bolivian nuts are packed in Italy.

* Say NO to Insane Trade
Eliminating unnecessary trade would immediately reduce pollution — including CO2 emissions — and slow resource depletion.
. Speak up … share our Insane Trade factsheet and short film.
. Call for an end to corporate subsidies and tax breaks. For links to other organizations working on these issues, see the Resisting Corporate Power, Globalization, & ‘Free’ Trade category on our Links page. Read more about subsidies on our blog.
. Critically question “free trade” dogma. See our Independent Media Sources page for a list of sites that critically cover free trade. Head to our blog to read more about why so few people are informed about trade issues.
. Support steps to internalize the costs of fossil fuels. For links to other organizations working on this issue, see the Environmental Justice, Climate, & Energy category on our Links page.

* Say YES to Local Economies
Localizing helps small farms and local businesses to thrive, strengthens community, and supports personal well-being.
. Buy local food and other local products.
. Help build local food systems and local business alliances. For links to other organizations working on these issues, see the Local Economies and Rethinking Economies and Food & Agriculture categories on our Links page.
. Grow the movement by organizing a workshop, study group, or film screening about economic localization.

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[we can do all those good things, but we should, at the same time, know that the totality of our globalized industrial modernity is inherently and pervasively insane and that, ultimately, the only path back is what Edward Goldsmith calls “the Great U-Turn”]

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[Though, I guess to say that … is not all so different from the standard “live in the afterworld” religious mindset. Human life is inherently difficult (the “burden of consciousness,” etc.) such that living directly in the immediate reality is hard, boring, anxiety-provoking. Who, then, after all, doesn’t tend to live, instead, in the world of the Good Book, or cyberspace, or The Someday Better Future?]