©Charlie Alice Raya, 2025, book 4, building, DAY 39
‘I read this article the other day about people who get really old, and how humans have always been trying to find ways to live longer, like forever. And I thought, we could do a longevity campaign because, hey, in our town, if we do a good job, then a hundred years will be some kind of middle age.’ There was laughter and Navarro said: ‘I think, we have another entry for the blackboard. Blimey! This is perfect! The quest for longevity! It doesn’t have all the ballast of people fighting some ideology wars, there is no us and them, good and evil, nor any self-righteous indignation. It’s so basic and so incredibly fitting.’
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‘I think we’ll achieve more if we find ways to make people feel good. That’s the cool thing about Skye’s Longevity Campaign. It’s a hopeful, non-judgemental thing, even though we can use it to include pretty much every critical issue like water pollution, housing crises, discrimination, exploitation, NHS, education, cost of living, loneliness, austerity, speculations. Because all of these things, when improved or replaced, will increase our chances to live longer, and that has hope value.’
LONGEVITY CAMPAIGN
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'The quest for longevity! It doesn’t have all the ballast of people fighting some ideology wars, there is no us and them, good and evil, nor any self-righteous indignation. It’s so basic and so incredibly fitting.’
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