We see ourselves as independent individuals while, in reality, we depend on global supply chains, global products, global entertainment, etc. We could let this concept of our "independence" go and instead embrace our dependency, on each other, in the place where we are on this earth, with the other beings who are right here sharing it with us.
"Nothing fundamentally new has to be invented for this to happen: local economies have deep and ancient roots, and there are already efforts underway in hundreds of towns and cities around the country"
Richard Heinberg, excerpt from the lesson “Economic Relocalization”, Think Resilience online course, Post Carbon Institute.
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