I think this is interesting and related also to ecology. In many ecosystems, what may look like "nothing" to the untrained eye is in fact more than plenty to sustain life. And there's a difference between a landscape that's just getting by, versus one that's thriving, but it's really a spectrum; not unlike your example of everyone having…
I think this is interesting and related also to ecology. In many ecosystems, what may look like "nothing" to the untrained eye is in fact more than plenty to sustain life. And there's a difference between a landscape that's just getting by, versus one that's thriving, but it's really a spectrum; not unlike your example of everyone having housing. I haven't seen a great equivalent of this for ecological work, but there is pleasure activism, and movements such as Tricia Hersey's Nap Ministry, which I would argue is a form of maximalist activism, in that the framework reconceptualizes time and pace (rather than physical items) as abundant.
I think this is interesting and related also to ecology. In many ecosystems, what may look like "nothing" to the untrained eye is in fact more than plenty to sustain life. And there's a difference between a landscape that's just getting by, versus one that's thriving, but it's really a spectrum; not unlike your example of everyone having housing. I haven't seen a great equivalent of this for ecological work, but there is pleasure activism, and movements such as Tricia Hersey's Nap Ministry, which I would argue is a form of maximalist activism, in that the framework reconceptualizes time and pace (rather than physical items) as abundant.