Kudra Robbins

Mariya Bee wrote:
Kudra, thank you so much for sharing! Will you be in New York City or nearby anytime soon? Maybe we outa meet and chat!

Unfortunately not, I'm in Australia with no plans for heading to the US again, though I have been there quite a few times in the past. But I feel your pain. There's a great episode on TGS that I think you would resonate with:

https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/167-francis-weller

Hey Mariya,

I really resonate with your post and search, and appreciate the irony of it.

I feel so frustrated at modernity. I mourn for what it has stolen from us as humans with tribe, even as it has dazzled us with opportunities and wonders.

I was fortunate to travel in the days before the internet, the big silver birds taking me far from where I was born. I used to write addresses and phone numbers of people I met in little notebooks.

And then only a few hours drive south of my home town I saw the internet for the first time, ironically at the farm I did my PDC at in my 20s!

The internet changed my life completely, even though it revolved in circles around aspects that were there well before the internet. But I realise, a lot of what I have held dear has been technology-mediated: a radio show I once listened to every week and wrote into was like the internet before the internet. But it was so much more social than these now ubiquitous magic rectangles, or even the computers before them.

Now I live in a tiny town, and my few friends here met not because of the internet (I refuse to participate in Facebook which limits me hugely) but funny enough they are nerdy types like me. But it does not feel like enough.

I have lived off grid where the phone service is patchy, and that was better for in person interaction, but covid affected that badly. And not using technology (or sparingly) doesn't fix many of the issues people have. We are all damaged by modernity and how it isolates us. I know I am no different and my daughter will also be tainted by this.

But modernity is inevitably starting to collapse, so looking to do without the technology we currently rely on is very wise.

I'm travelling to new places in a few weeks that have in person focus. Trying to find my tribe too.

Hey Edward, thanks for the reply, I think I might be a bit outside your age range though!

daniel moxon wrote:Hi there, my name is Daniel and i would love to be able to chat with you sometime? Are you in the U.S or Australia?

Oops, sorry if that was unclear, I can see it could be! I am both an Australian and located in Australia.

Happy to chat!

Hi Permies!

2 days ago I deleted an okcupid profile that I had for a long time - longer than I'd like to admit. It worked occasionally, and I even took a break for a decade, but maybe I've been looking in the wrong places?

I'm an older solo parent with a younger child, and I've always been a "hippie" at heart. Spent a fair few of my younger years travelling, WWOOFing, did a PDC in my 20s, searching for the right community. Got distracted, and had been city based for a good while, which changed in 2020 when I moved off grid for 2 years, which I really liked, but have been back on-grid since 2022. I live rurally and do a bit of gardening, very keen on EVs, alternative technology especially efficient solarpunk style solutions, and am trying to work out my best direction in the mid-near future.

I'm not averse to relocating and that is possible/relatively easy as there is no dad in the picture, but I think the region I'm in is pretty good, so not really looking to go far though could be persuaded for the right person & situation.

I'm a qualified yoga instructor though haven't been practising for a while, and am atheist but lean somewhat Buddhist in philosophy.

Have been keen to build my own house, have done a ton of renovations, keen painter and tiler, would love to do earth berm / earthship and always wanted a tiny house.

Feel free to message or DM an email address for further correspondence.