Teresa During decades of cross-country explorations, I’ve driven off the Interstates and through those dying Midwestern towns and, as the daughter of a Mexican immigrant myself, always imagined the rebirth and vitality that would come from sending Hispanic immigrants to repopulate them. It’s the deeply American way and utterly stupid to freak out over the idea of a panaderia opening up where a typical diner may have once operated. Besides, Mexican sweetbreads are delicious and I would have definitely stopped to buy some as I rolled through those sad husks of another century gone by. As such, I usually had to fill up, buy food, and wander through the shops of cities nearby when what I really wanted to do was explore and support the little towns that are so fascinating and uniquely different from the big city where I grew up. Still, the planet is currently overpopulated (until we actually have functioning space colonies that will require increased population) and working to gradually reduce that population, relocate people and centers of commerce that no longer make sense, and working towards a capitalism that puts people and the planet above the profits of a few should be our goal as a species.

Teresa During decades of cross-country explorations, I’ve driven off the Interstates and through those dying Midwestern towns and, as the daughter of a Mexican immigrant myself, always imagined the rebirth and vitality that would come from sending Hispanic immigrants to repopulate them. It’s the deeply American way and utterly stupid to freak out over the idea of a panaderia opening up where a typical diner may have once operated. Besides, Mexican sweetbreads are delicious and I would have definitely stopped to buy some as I rolled through those sad husks of another century gone by. As such, I usually had to fill up, buy food, and wander through the shops of cities nearby when what I really wanted to do was explore and support the little towns that are so fascinating and uniquely different from the big city where I grew up. Still, the planet is currently overpopulated (until we actually have functioning space colonies that will require increased population) and working to gradually reduce that population, relocate people and centers of commerce that no longer make sense, and working towards a capitalism that puts people and the planet above the profits of a few should be our goal as a species.

user
yes
assistant