A Person too Few
Humans are driven by an ever-increasing need for comfort, and it’s comfort at any cost. As a result the planet buckles under the responsibility of providing; there’s just not enough to go round. Millions of people across the globe barely get enough to eat, they live in abject poverty and their creature comforts are nonexistent, on the other hand a relative few bask in the luxury of excess.
So, what’s this got to do with overpopulation then? The answer of course is that the world (at this point anyway) has sufficient space to accommodate the crowds, what it doesn’t have is a sensible plan to care for these individuals that make up the crowd. Therefore, the only problem is “The Plan”. We only consider overpopulation as a rider to poverty, that’s the only true issue; we have to have a plan to feed the world.
What are the solutions?
People need
—housing
—food
—water
—-power
—clothing
—meaningful work
—spiritual sustenance
—each other
here you’ll be pleasantly enlightened. Alex offers a proven, low cost, but undoubtedly comfortable, housing system that provides water, power and the option for almost anyone to have a roof over their heads. Additionally, this system utilizes waste for building materials and has a gray watering feature that will allow for food production both inside and outside the house.Now, most people would say, see, we can’t provide, THE WORLD IS OVERPOPULATED. Nonsense, the only problem is that people’s brains are overpopulated with NONSENSE. If you take a look a @eco-alex post
Traditionally, this is not a building system anyone even knows about, and because there’s no corporate profit to be had in building the EcoShip, this might, unfortunately remain as the case. I’m going to use myself as an example -
My brother and sister-in-law own a magnificent stretch of ground in a beautiful private eco-estate. They originally planned to build a holiday home on the spot, but their life-plan changed and they own several other properties in South Africa and abroad, so (lucky for me) this particular one became somewhat of a bind. They don’t really want to build (another) home. Also, it’s costly to build. Haha(sorry bro, that was mean of me. But Haha). SO THEY’VE DECIDED TO GIVE IT TO ME. YAY, YAY! I’m going to have to sell my house to build (HAHA HARDLY A CHORE - I’m going to be living the dream on a private beach). Sorry, I digress; the point I want to make is that I didn’t think before diving into a set of traditional building plans - no solar, no proper water collection system. But then I read Alex’s post - now I’m a disciple, I’ve been ENLIGHTENED, I’m going to build an EcoShip and document and ADVERTISE the process. OMG, it’s going to be sooooooo good for Africa!
Original plans
As for food, there’s several fabulous ways to grow your own food, see my previous post where I discuss hydroponics and vertical growing. As for a traditional soil based garden, I’ll plant “door-sized” vegetable patches. This type of vegetable growing is suitable for anyone with a, well, door-sized piece of ground and can provide for most families rather adequately. Obviously, I’m going to document the process fully, in future posts, as well.
So, conclusions...conclusions
—We have to change our mind-set, think outside the box, not be dictated to by corporate greed and profiteering.
—We have to consider our ecological footprint and ensure that our COMFORT doesn’t come at the expense of someone else.
—We need to grow our own food to reduce the scourge of industrial farming. We need to eat plant-based.
—We need to reject comfort in the form of disposable plastic fabrics for clothing and life-style needs, and revert to plant-based options.
—We need to have something meaningful for everyone to do everyday, and providing your own food is a good start.
—Spiritually, if we consider the planet and have respect for each other, we can’t fail to grow in enlightenment.
So, overpopulation? damn, I don’t think so.
Here’s to the EcoShip
Here’s to the Eco-estate (and the beach. YAY)
Photos reproduced with permission
I love how you opened your post with this first phrase. This, then means it is not that the world is overpopulated but the way everything has been planned unwisely, thereby mismanaging every resources and not enough for everyone. Of course, this is caused by greed and selfishness and until they have come to the understanding that everyone has rights to these resources than keeping all to themselves and not managing them well. We all have rights to everything.
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A beautiful location, you are beyond lucky. Enjoy the build!
I know...I know. Yippee ❤️🤗💕🤗❤️
oh my, Susan... what a great post! This is such a beautiful opportunity. I am beyond happy for you. Very excited to see all the things that you will bring to your project. I just know it's going to be amazing. The eco-ship... what a nice ring that has to it! Very special indeed. I look forward to following your journey with it every step of the way. I just know you will teach us all a lot.
I love the way you think... and write... sigh ... I'm sorry... I don't really know what else to say💞
There’s a lot to do, I have to get my house ready to sell and that’s not going to be easy, it’s a mess. LoL
The Eco-ship is an amazing concept you should read Alex’s posts on the system, quite revolutionary
Love you ❤️🤗❤️💕🤗❤️💕💕🌸🌺🌹🌹Thank you @samsmith1971 I AM very excited! 😊🙃😮
I will read up! love you too ❣️
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such a great post! so happy you are taking this challenge up.. please let me know if you need any help, advice etc.. this is so perfect for Africa!
Thank you. Will do ❤️🤗
Exactly what I said to someone a few days back, the problem isn't with overpopulation, it is with lack of resources or the way we manage them.
If that is solved, things will be way different, at least that what I feel.
bro! He must really appreciate and love you. and it looks like you will have a slice of Heaven all to yourself there. I look forward to seeing what you do next with it. Which part of the South African coast will you be moving to... assuming you are not currently on or near a coast?Superb @itsostylish . For the record, I think you are making a very wise choice. I don't think we can place enough emphasis on what needs to be done to bring balance to our planet. You are walking the talk by the looks of things and that is admirable. By the way, neat gift from your
We will be moving from Johannesburg to KZN, near Port Edward. The idea : My family (immediate) will build the house with our funds on their (brother’s) land, then my entire extended family will use it as a vacation option (it’s a marvelous wild place, roaming buck, eagles, whales, dolphins, unspoiled beaches and so forth. Haha) 💕
Oh my!!! That does sound like heaven! I wish you all the best. Sounds like you will be in a nature reserve area of sorts. Magic. What a great place to spend the next phase of your life 😍
I can't wait to see the posts!
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Have a Very Amazing Mid-Week!
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Wonderful perspective what you cm do and what you will do in the end vironmently and keep us informed on the things along the way
I heard about this in the pypt show
Great pitch
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So... South Africa, eco-estate, beach with a point - ooh I might scan over Google Earth and see if I can find it and if there's surf nearby! It looks like a beautiful place!
Ooh! I think I found it! That was fun! Yes, some good surf nearby and warmer than my spots in Cape Town! I hope you love living there!