Hi
@ManueB, thanks for the mention... I just want to say I don't mean to come off as all 'woke" and "virtuous" over here on my off grid mud house. There's nothing worse than sanctimonious holier-than-thou posturing on the internet. Our lifestyle isn't perfect. We have a jeep, for example. Living out here without a vehicle would be more difficult than I can handle right now. I use the internet. In many ways, I have to in order to keep the farm going by having visitors and programs to supplement our income. But I also use it recreationally, and thank goodness I'm limited by the sometimes poor satellite connection. And after living like this, in relatively splendid isolation for seven years, I'm not sure I even could go back to urban or "normal" life, not without some serious psychological problems...
But, yes, the way my partner and I live is very different. I'm not optimistic that we can really change the destructive trajectory humans are on, but perhaps we can leave a roadmap for future generations to say, "ah now, these people were on to something..."
I don't think people in rich countries will necessarily be completely sheltered from climate crisis. But they can certainly act like they are "in their bubble" for a longer time. Just the other day I saw a photo of a suburban house renovation underway in California USA with an eerie orange sky in the background from an approaching wildfire. I mean, who does this? Comfortably middle class people who don't think this crisis will touch them.
For people in Southeast Asia and Central America, however, it has already begun in earnest. Over a billion people have already been displaced by rising ocean levels, heat, and drought. Mexico has its own border crisis as people from Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala flee their scorched farmlands. Cities in SE Asia now have new ghettos of refugees whose homes are underwater. These stories don't often make the news, but they are happening.
Plus, to be honest, I have reasons for living like I do, and not all of them are altruistic. I like animals, trees, and books more than people. enjoy the satisfaction of building structures with dirt, pulling food put of the ground. Hand washing clothes, not so much. But it's part of the package. And I don't overestimate how much individual actions like mine can really impact the situation. The nefarious actors, the big banks, the multilateral institutions, the mega corporations, the one percent -- they are a much bigger problem than your plastic freezer bags or my Jeep. We need a real uprising, a revolution, and the people willing to go to the front lines.
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. Nice that you have some visit of a chicken keeper friend. Maybe you'll tell us more about it.
Great reactions/comments. And so recognisable. Except that your English is way better than mine. 
. Personal initiatives are good, but I donāt believe they can make the difference we need, with so many ignorant people.
