I have a similar perspective - I'd rather focus on what we can change than get melancholic over the things we can't. We're aware of the fact that it's all going to hell and it's likely to get worse; now what?

I'm not going to block the community, I literally joined this corner of the internet to get involved here, but I do think there's a hell of a lot more value in sharing positive action and outcomes than being sat in yet another doomscroll factory - I'd rather be hopescrolling

hey thanks for the response, it genuinely helps to feel like you're not just shouting into the void when bringing up things like this

bonus points because reviewbros are calling it "woke DEI"

I like the idea of a book club!

that sounds about right. I had a Nissan e-NV200 for a while, put a few hundred watts of solar on the roof, a buffer LiFePO4 battery inside, and an inverter and granny cable. I could charge it to full in a couple of days. VERY cheap to run but it wasn't practical with other aspects of my life so it sadly had to go. It's very doable if you're on your own though, for sure. There's not a lot to go wrong either, they're pretty reliable