Forum Quotes

“It is a way now, approximately, of being at home. The forum has become one of the most consistent places of her life, like a familiar cafe that exists someone outside geography and beyond time zones.
There are perhaps twenty regular posters on F:F:F:, and some muchlarger and uncounted number of lurkers. And right now there are three people in Chat. But there's no way of knowing exactly who until you are in there, and the chat room she finds not so comforting. It's strange even with friends, like sitting in a pitch-dark cellar conversing with people at a distance of about fifteen feet. the hectic speed, and the brevity of the lines in the thread, plus the feeling that everyone is talking at once, at counmter-purposes, deter her.”
― William Gibson, Pattern Recognition

“The internet is now a forum for public prosecution.”
― David Cronenberg, Consumed

“To combat climate change, we must transform our economic systems, not just our energy sources.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“To avert climate crisis, it's important that humanity embraces permaculture economics, prioritizing regeneration over exploitation. Interestingly enough, putting regeneration over exploitation will create more opportunities for individuals and businesses to profit.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

“Permaculture economics offers a climate-resilient future, where growth and sustainability converge.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

“Climate action requires a new economic paradigm, prioritizing people and planet over profits if necessary. But really and truly, we need to learn to channel our pursuits for profit into service.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Principles of a Permaculture Economy