Preparing for a Parallel Society
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I think parallel societies are good and necessary. Ayn Rand mentions the fictional "Going Galt" society formed in "Atlas Shrugged". I feel that we live in a somewhat parallel society just because things are different where we live, living in an amish community.
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The youtube channel, Roots, Rocks, and Feathers just did a youtube on this. She must of read the article, or I can also see that it's probably on everyone's mind.
Interesting that the author thought it necessary to control, "negative individualism."
Parallel societies do exist. Talkeetna, Alaska is a good example. I recall reading an article that claimed Talkeetna had among the highest per capita percent of the population with a Ph.D or higher education. The article pointed out that all were highly educated drop outs from society. Of course, this is the same little village that has had a cat at their elected mayor for decades. Another parallel society has formed in Homer, Alaska formed by “end of the roaders.” These were people from the 1970s, plus or minus a decade, who drove north to Alaska until they ran out of road. Lots of good books about this culture too.
i know/see all kinds of parallel societies existing currently.
I live in a society (small city of nine humans and 38 Grizzly Bears) located in center of eight "Million" acre National Forest. 23 years here and I have only meet half of the other people in the city. Met my nearest neighbor (face to face) once in 23 years. She does call now and then to state that she just chased a Grizzly out of her yard, and is sorry, but it is heading towards me.
Our society seems to revolve around the Grizzly Bears. Seems even more so, now that my neighbor got eaten last year by two bears.
Our society seems to revolve around the Grizzly Bears. Seems even more so, now that my neighbor got eaten last year by two bears.
I created and live in a micro-parallel society!
There are certainly a lot of times when I wish I could find one. Heaven knows I'm not happy in the one I am in now.
The mass general society is nothing to be happy about
