care as outlaw behaviour
sometimes i %%red%%worry%% that the very concept of care, is becoming rarer and rarer. %%green%%care%% %%yellow%%takes cautious and serious attention%%. it is about cultivating that attention, sometimes slowly, but always consistently.
in a time where instant gratification has stolen our attention, %%orange%%to care has become a form of outlaw behaviour%%. the mindfulness and attention required for care cause friction between the speed of capital (in the attention economy) and the individual who feels they cannot afford the time to pay attention to the right things.
there is an innate connection between conviviality and caring. care, on its own, can be the expression of self-interests, %%green%%but care in the convivial sense is where the outlaw-like selfless expression of love and attention to community becomes an ethic%%.
i want to exist and live in caring communities. communities that don't feel paying attention to those who aren't begging for it are damn worth it. to give a damn about those who just live out their lives gently and quietly in service of the other. let's slow down, folk. cultivate care and tend to the other, rather than giving attention to those on their imaginary soapboxes. %%green%%care like an outlaw%%, %%yellow%%don't put anything into that attention economy%%, %%red%%don't trust any politicians (they don't care about you)%%, %%blue%%just place care where and for what requires your attention: family, friends, and community%%.
care takes practice, like virtue. practice takes time, but it is obvious we have too much of it. so let's take advantage. we live in times where %%green%%care is a weapon%%.