January 16, 2024

A friend today turned me on to the underground city of Derinkuyu, which was an 18-level network of tunnels more than 85 meters below the earth that could house 20,000 people and their cattle and supplies. Much like the ancient tunnel system used by the residents of Naples during WWII, the inhabitants used them to hide from periodic persecutions. If things continue as they are going, more of us may be looking for these types of places as protection from all kinds of threats.

Don’t laugh, children. History has taught us, and we know enough now to head off these periods of collective insanity, but it takes effort. I’m not seeing much of that, truth be told. Like I say, it’s all fun and games until it’s not. And then, oops, it’s really not.

What can we do about that, do you think? Individually, I mean. Yeah, like, um. . . you. Like, oh. . . me.