Adventures through space: A Manifesto

 ADVENTURES THROUGH SPACE: A MANIFESTO

IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE A COMMUTE BECOMES A PLEASANT ADVENTURE

We live in a world where an animal can't walk from the sea to the mountains without coming across a highway. We live in a world where to go uphill in a large city we must stop and wait and breathe in the fumes of hurtling machines. There’s no place to hide as the sun beams down on us and we are watched. We feel like we might freeze numb or boil to a crisp. Even in cities we don't have the infrastructure to go up a hill. To move anywhere it seems we must haul tons of metal and we use tons of energy to do it. Just to move on the infrastructure meant for us, (the infrastructure that we pay for!) we must abide by the rules of evil entities, massive governments, and our freedom to move is not even granted as a human right. It is swindled away from us every possible moment with licences, taxes and mandatory insurance payments. In return for this inefficiency we have to pay with our freedom.

Now imagine unbroken interconnectedness, paths we can travel without stops. Imagine roads that are peaceful and pleasant places where one mustn't rush because just being there is a pleasant experience. Imagine strips of nature unbroken, spanning an entire continent. Imagine tunnels, bridges, elevators, funiculars, canals and boats able to travel everywhere with peace and comfort. Imagine vehicles you could fix and build. Imagine a world where a commute becomes a pleasant adventure. In the name of adventures through space I propose this manifesto!

Adventures Through Space: a Manifesto

1) Adventures through space should be individually chosen

2) Adventures through space in all directions ought to be as easy as possible 

3) The appreciation of life becomes facilitated by these adventures

4) Adventures through space must be low-tech and democratic

5) Adventures through space shouldn’t subjugate anybody inordinately

Paths for adventures through space must

1) be easily repairable

2) be avoidable

3) provide resistance to governmental violence

4) provide shelter for individuals

5) provide avenues for non-human and human individuals

Vessels in which one adventures through space must 

1) be easily repairable

2) be simple in construction

3) aid a being’s appreciation of life

4) be low tech and democratic

5) not block other craft outright