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Of what's written here, the parts that make me think, and reminds me of thoughts I've had before, but not put into words, is a combination of the first paragraph, and the second to last paragraph of this zine.

The urban, cities, the built environment, is so sprawled out and so seemingly all encompassing, that at this point, it seems that setting up camp in "the woods" or "free land" is an act of invasion, a furthering of colonization and occupation of what little pockets of non-cement there are.

Along the same lines, it makes me think how in some minds, a vacant lot or abandoned building is immediately seen as a place to plant a flag or set-up shop or housing/tent. I can see that for many, basic necessities make it imperative, but I'm think it more as those who see it as a political project.

As an alternative, I can imagine, not so much propose, letting abandoned buildings crumble, instead of cleaning them up and inhabiting them. Imagine vines and plants taking over, birds and rats and insects and stray dogs. This is not some project or solution. But in places where the urban is almost all there is, maybe a mindset of "opening up spaces" in opposition to "occupying", might bring about new ways of looking at the built environment, and present new possibilities of playful experimentation.