posted 5 years ago
At the permies.com staff meeting this morning, we got to talking about this. I thought it would be nice to make a list.
When I think about a global problem, like the rising rates of children with cancer, I think about what is the global solution. And then I think about how the whole world will gladly adopt a solution if the solution happens to fit within their human nature. So I have to think of solutions where 100 million people will derive some benefit, and reducing childhood cancer is a side effect.
I think that if 100 million people pursued SKIP then there would not only be a massive drop in childhood cancer, but there would be a great benefit to each person pursuing SKIP. Plus, a bonus would be that if a child did get cancer, there is a good chance that there is a SKIP property that has a very low toxic footprint and a high level of polyculture food grown in rich soil - a place where the child could go and their cancer might go away.
So as we try to list the 100 benefits of SKIP, I think part of the list is global problems that are solved or at least impacted for the better. Plus the benefits to the individual pursuing SKIP.
primary benefits: benefits to the individual pursuing SKIP (skipper)
- possibility to inherit land that they otherwise would not have inherited
- develop skills
- develop a sense of accomplishment
- a path out of the rat race, or a path to avoid the rat race
secondary benefits: benefits to the entire population
- reduction in carbon footprint
- reduction in petroleum footprint
- reduction in toxic footprint
tertiary benefits: benfits to an individual developing a relationship with a skipper
- will your property to somebody you find worthy
- hire somebody you find worthy
- rent to somebody you find worthy
What else do we add to this list? Can we get to 100? Are there more categories?
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