i started this thread thinking there isn't much that makes me anxious (other than interacting with people, which goes without saying), but after reading it through, i'm pretty roused up by the thought of all you fuckers throwing away so much food, so maybe that's an anxiety.
it makes me sad, not anxious or angry. i wish more people would actually prepare more meals for themselves. they would appreciate the food/ ingredients more, experience the joy of creating something, and the fulfillment that real food provides.
I wish people would actually kill or catch more of their own food. IMO gives an even deeper understanding and appreciation. I hope you get your bird pms.
I get your viewpoint. Harvesting my first game animal as a teenager certainly altered my outlook on how food gets to your table. That being said, I don't think that many people come from the right place mentally to participate in the process, that includes both those that abstain/abhor it and those that participate solely for the conquest/ trophy aspect of it. The commercialization of it (i.e. the glamorization/ creation of the redneck rockstar) is one of the biggest contributors to how the process gets misconstrued on both sides of the spectrum.
I think what we are both dancing around here is how increased specialization in every day life has allowed people to lose touch with many of the processes necessary to maintain life and the sense of fulfillment that comes with carrying them out. There's an innate human need to do work necessary for survival, when you deny yourself this work, you open the door to let dissatisfaction with yourself and your actions run rampant. People express that feeling in a lot of different ways.
thanks, I will be seeing my father this weekend. i will discuss plans for this spring with him then.
