"This way of life I have now adopted is often called “the simple life,” but that’s entirely misleading. It’s actually quite complex, made up of a thousand simple things. By contrast, my old life in the city was quite simple, but made up of a thousand complex things, like smartphones and plug sockets and plastic. The innumerable technologies of industrial civilization are so complex they make our own lives simple .......
What I think people mean by “the simple life” is the uncomplicated essence of it all, and, yes, there is a timeless simplicity to it. I’ve found that when you peel off the plastic that industrial civilization vacuum-packs around you, what remains couldn’t be simpler. Healthy food. Something to be enthusiastic about. Fresh air. A sense of belonging and aliveness. Good water. Purpose. Intimacy. A vital and deep connection to life. The kind of things I did without for too many years."
~ Mark Boyle
Please, if you have the time, please read the full article at;
https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/environment/not-so-simple
More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Boyle_(Moneyless_Man)
Artwork from
https://www.greenpebble.co.uk/collections/sharon-marie-winter
What I think people mean by “the simple life” is the uncomplicated essence of it all, and, yes, there is a timeless simplicity to it. I’ve found that when you peel off the plastic that industrial civilization vacuum-packs around you, what remains couldn’t be simpler. Healthy food. Something to be enthusiastic about. Fresh air. A sense of belonging and aliveness. Good water. Purpose. Intimacy. A vital and deep connection to life. The kind of things I did without for too many years."
~ Mark Boyle
https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/environment/not-so-simple
More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Boyle_(Moneyless_Man)
Artwork from
https://www.greenpebble.co.uk/collections/sharon-marie-winter
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