Tag: community
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The paradox of sustainable online shopping
It hit in the greengrocer’s this week. The first wave of festive nostalgia, Wham’s Last Christmas, unmistakeable even on a little shop radio. Though, increasingly I’m finding the jingle-bell memories of past Christmases are tempered with a bit of ethical reflection. The climate emergency, the cost of living crisis, imminent recession…there are so many reasons…
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Five thoughts on (digital) communities
I have developed a time consuming Rightmove habit. In my defence, I’m wrangling with where and how we plan to bring up our freshly minted kids. For years, if you’d asked me what I thought was important about a home I would usually have said one thing: a strong sense of community. (Well, maybe two…