Transition Movement spreading in US...

The NYT has an interesting article on one small town's quasi-embrace of the Transition movement.

It's a long article that's worth reading for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the matter-of-fact way with which it's written, somewhatsurprising given that it's for the New York Times and is essentially about preparing for the end of the modern world. At several points, the author lets on to the idea that some of these ideas seem far less crazy today than they would have in times recently past. It doesn't read (at least not to me) like an outsider's view of a fringe, cultish group.... and it easily could.

Slightly distressing was the deep and distracting "feel good hippie culture" undertone that immediately became a vocal force within the Transition group discussed in the article. Holding hands and "sending your energy counter-clockwise in a circle" probably seems like an appropriate starting point if you've gummed up your mind with 40 years of THC and elf worship, but (as several other interviewees in the article point out), it's not going to do a damned thing to actually get anything done.

Given the choice, I'd rather form a community with a group of capable people that I can absolutely trust with my life. Because after the "vibes" settle, that's what we're talking about here. Speaking of which, a big hat tip to Jess for the link!