Discussion of the parallel economy, defined in various ways, but is basically a set of economic alternatives to what we are presently living under, is now mainstream. It is often mixed up, perhaps intentionally, with the “black economy,” a world of crime and shadowy dealings. But it is not; being more about developing local self-reliance, and living with elegant frugalism. It intersects with the minimalism movement, of living better with less. I see this movement, coming from the back to the land movement of the 1960s as one of the good things to come from the Left, with useful insights for us to survive the hard times ahead. It involves doing many things environmentalists had recommended to cut down on waste, recycling, repairing and conserving, but done to save ourselves, rather than some planet in danger. The planet can look after itself as far as I am concerned; we are the ones needing saving.
https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/11/its-the-parallel-economy-stupid/
