“One of the major drivers of these failures is the very business model of care itself. In Australia, as in many rich countries, private businesses are delivering an increasing share of care.
But it wasn’t always this way. So how did we get here, and how do we reform the system to better serve all of us?”
The Conversation: Governments have turned care into a commodity and it’s failing us all.
I visited Abbotsford for Felipe’s birthday. I went with mum to see ‘Klara and the sun”. It was ok and I enjoyed the Taika Waititi humour.
I’ve been thinking about the ‘end of the world’ vibe that is current. It’s not new. ‘On the beach’ by Neville Shute was one of the first books I read in the genre of dystopian world ending vibes. I often think, if the world is really coming to an end, am I doing what I want to be doing? The answer is mostly yes.
I’ve turned grammarly off, so there will be more mistakes. This month in classrooms I’ve been in, I have heard from young people, their distate for AI, on two separate occasions. The first time at the senior school, on a project we are doing, we showed the students an image that used AI to show what it would look like and the students immediately recognised and rejected it. The second time at the junior campus in a teaching video about the history of ‘Halloween’. Again on this occasion, the students quickly alerted all that it was ai and respect and attention was lowered. I find this interesting because one of the things that pro ai people seem to espouse is the opportunity to improve learning.
Putting this here so I can find it. I’d like to read these books. Literary Hub: Mothering at the end of the world: Six contemporary novels that centre caretaking through crisis.