The Dissident Gardener #1

I set to make a video that would be one part garden talk and two parts jibber-jabber about the Musk - Trump thing, but it is all garden talk. One reason is that I found I had more to say about gardening than I expected. I am just starting down the green thumb path, but I get why people get into it. It is not a hobby that taxes the mind, but it lends itself to contemplation.

The other reason is I do not care about the Musk - Trump spat. It is stupid and childish, a reminder that we are ruled by idiots. There is a lot to admire about Trump and Musk, but the truth is they are midgets hoping to stand on the shoulders of giants, so they can pretend to be giants. Men of higher purpose to do carry on like the two have done the last few days.

That is what I suspect is the appeal of gardening. It is a way to enjoy the future in the moment, but at the same time wade into the great timeline of existence. Digging up the work of people I never knew, but who made that little garden spot, while at the same time chipping away at a mountain that has been here since forever, provided a sense of time that I do not get from other tasks.