At the top of the mountain was a spectacular lodge and viewing platform, accessible by gondola. Curiously enough however, the full potential of the viewing platform was curtailed for people with disabilities.
Some sections of the platform were only available by stairway. There were ramps, but they were covered in snow, neglected by staff and effectively blocked. But this is only a small portion of the greater issue.
The truth of the matter is that the entire mountain could be friendly for disabled people. The technology exists to do it. The lifts could have disability supports built in; the built human landscape could do the same. There are specifically designed skis and chairs which disabled people could easily navigate with.
It isn't done because of the concentration of capital and the relation of that concentration to the concentric circles of families, lovers, friends, and racial, religious, and political tribes.
Yes capital expands in all directions, but at the same time its concentration remains sticky, under the control of largely xenophobic individuals; through this tendency it establishes gradients of inclusion and exclusion, lines which must be constantly fought, negotiated, and held.
The sensibility of that of the capital accumulator is that of a delight in separation, in the accumulation of personal power and a localized sense of control over the cosmos, which incidentally comes coupled with a distrust and fear of difference, and a retreat to sameness.
Businessmen interested in profit have made their decision concerning the available energy and resources, and the graduated classes beneath them have made their respective decisions in turn, given what they can hope to attain.
These decisions have to be negotiated by those left outside; more often they have to be fought.
What's more, in these strange times we have artificial constraint on our abundant resources. Less is made available, and more is wasted or standing idle, so as to preserve the class position of the businessman. Society must begin to freeze, to further preserve this position. Its energy modalities must persist as they are.
Which happens to introduce real constraints through a self-fulfilling prophecy. Unlimited growth becomes impossible, all the more it is defined into a definite shape, which of course takes its shape partially in response to the antagonisms generated by explosive growth in the first place.
A hole is being drilled into the living fabric. And it will take more with it as it grows.
