That's a fair comment Andrew, I suppose it comes down to preparing
for a crash or a contraction, and you're right that there are no
guarantees or "hand holding" on the former
Cheers
Rob

--- In intentionalcommunit yvictoria@ yahoogroups. com, Andrew Stretton
<andrewpstretton@ ...> wrote:
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> Hi Rob,
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> The article doesn't get my goat, if anything, it simply reinforces
my belief that when it comes to the future and to what is unfolding,
there is a distinct lack of 'depth' in the thinking of many people.
This article is a 'populist' sales pitch by the South Gippsland
Shire's contact for the Foster Chamber of Commerce, a checklist that
most people from the cities who are considering a tree change would
agree with and as such, it fails dismally. Many of the truly critical
topics are simply not covered, it is therefore an article written
primarily for people who are looking for 'guarantees' .
>
> What are the critical topics? Will I be covering them? No. The
realities we will have to face in the future cannot be taught. Most
Humans seeking guarantees shy away from adversity and hostility, the
rich experiences that in truth could provide them with considerable
personal growth and critically important survival skills and
resilience.
>
> We have observed an interesting phenomena on our property North of
the Divide. We grow wild rocket, giant red mustard (a lettuce like
green) and kale, simply because they are very hardy and the insects
and pests hate the taste of the leaves and won't go near the plants.
>
> So it is with the Human visitors to the property, all of whom spit
out these highly nutritious raw leaves after only two chews, because
the 'taste is too strong'.
>
> A decision to move to any area requires thinking way beyond that of
the insects.
>
> Regards
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> Andrew
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