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[@nobodysanything2330]

You have to admit 'Where the mango trees get denser' is a killer book title 🥭

[@mericaman8877]

Or "Forest of the Mango Trees" for a shorter title I am now realizing it is not that much shorter

[@thehuyto]

"mang." the superior short title

[@Rordan44]

@@thehuytoM, the ultimate title

[@planetoforts]

Damn it, now I want to write this series as a book

[@green_demon1491]

Where The Mango Trees Grow Rolls off the tongue the best imo

[@Caitlyn3000]

I absolutely adore this sort of post apocalyptic setting that isn't so apocalyptic.

[@lukehumphris]

post apocalyptic is the perfect setting for a power fantasy, and this is mine

[@sagenichibotsu]

@@lukehumphris I love these. Keep them coming!! They're so peaceful and relaxing, while also being extremely entertaining. I guess that describes your whole channel, though, so... Keep doing your thing!

[@2ndpersonshooter713]

Post apocalypse that lets us actually live the lives we want, unburdened by 'society'- I mean, we can do that now... It's just harder and we enjoy the sameness.

[@fudgen.a1249]

It’s the type that gives me hope humanity will recover, and be better after said recovery, even if slightly.

[@dr.unventor]

Fr

[@mr.tophat6592]

Librarians rock

[@lukehumphris]

I can only agree

[@dapugloaf5999]

Not to be confused with the Librarian's Rock, a boulder that has since been dedicated as a sort of monument to the good work of the librarians, surrounded by mango trees.

[@sandwich2473]

They also plant

[@MsDogleaf]

@@dapugloaf5999ohh that sounds like a great vacation spot

[@TheHeraldOfSpring]

YES. THEY FUCKING DO.

[@DragonBoi3789]

This idea had an entire chapter in the book World War Z. When society fell apart it was the librarians, home gardeners and tradespeople that wound up being in charge. Anyone who had a 'soft' job before, things like accounting and stock trading, wound up at the bottom of the social ladder because they had no practical skills to offer. There were a LOT of people who had previously enjoyed wealth and luxury who suddenly had no value as far as the community was concerned. If I recall correctly, it was also the chapter that explained how public shaming became a community punishment for particularly bad offenders, but not so bad that they earned banishment or worse. I'm curious how your world would handle ne'er-do-wells, stinkers, rascals and the like. Community service, maybe?

[@gbort1]

Kinda like this version better. Here the librarians are giving their services to whoever wants it without worrying about the value they can get back. Social ladders make sense in times of abundance but when you need every hand you can get its not worth wasting energy figuring out who is contributing the most and who should be on top. Maybe it would be different in like a nuclear winter situation where food is scarce, but in like a solar flare situation nature is still working its just a matter of getting enough labor to take advantage of that in a sustainable way.

[@DragonBoi3789]

@@gbort1 You're right. And to be fair the book mentions how the new 'class' wasn't really something sought out, it just happened naturally. Those that knew how to survive became the decision makers, and those looking to lead without merit were ultimately shunned. But I also prefer the original vid's vision of survival, just folks coming together to be helpful.

[@Somethingaweful]

Wouldn’t an accountant still be useful for resource management…

[@carimeslockdownedtree2654]

​@@Somethingaweful Actually, great point! Not for money anymore, but resources still gotta be managed!

[@kayladunaway7101]

​@@Somethingaweful Not on the scale they currently are. While having SOME might be useful if others with more relivent resource management (and almost more importantly resource ALLOCATION) related jobs where unavailable, the real issue would be that there's a major surplus of those jobs while more labor focoused jobs would be in major need to be filled.

[@deepstonecostco]

0:27 got a chuckle out of me cause the library I work at actually does all these things already so I guess we'll be super extra ready for the End lol.

[@dino5428]

It's interesting and sad how, in the USA (mostly cities), the people who would contribute the most in a post-apocolyptic setting and are the foundation of our lives are often not payed well and are looked down upon for that reason.

[@xxx_putin_has_a_flaccid_pe5374]

This. Literally this. I’m a HORTICULTURIST, meaning I could literally feed myself and others by growing my own food. But I can’t because I don’t get paid enough to have a yard. Also wouldn’t have enough time off work to do any community garden stuff. Literally people with the skillset we depend on for the food supply can’t feed themselves.

[@ColinPaddock]

That’s what makes the apocalypse such a revelation.

[@BulbminGaming]

i said this on the last one but you should make one of these about a ferry operator which uses a solar powered motorboat to carry people across a lake or a river

[@lukehumphris]

im picturing a fully submerged area, like the boat is skimming across the tops of buildings. Purely aesthetic but I think that would be cool

[@BulbminGaming]

@@lukehumphris that's a good idea. btw, good job on this one. i loved every second of it.

[@AsgardianToaster]

This could work in the flooded city as well

[@somethingv9522]

Reminds me of the second half of Ponyo

[@abadidea8610]

​@@lukehumphris Evangelion reference

[@ydahshet9428]

My attempt at writing one of these: "I never liked going for walks. something about the sterility and samey-ness of the streets just made it hard to get enthusiastic about moving from one place to another. That changed when society collapsed and I saw one of those new maps. Every street is different, my favorite are the ones below the water. seeing the fish swim over the asphalt makes me feel as though I'm in a ghibli movie. There was no "need" for a scavenger or a scout, but I alternate between the two quite often. Dismantling old furniture and electronics is calming, and making sure those new maps are followable on foot is more of a challenge than you might think. I have learned that the homes I 'cleaned' tend to be the ones people settle, something about them feeling bad about moving into someone else's home. I don't get it, but I don't have to."

[@sansationalgaming8420]

:)

[@mrmarcellmusic]

This writing is fire

[@ColinPaddock]

That last sentence is key. And beautiful.

[@ydahshet9428]

​@@mrmarcellmusic golly gosh thanks.

[@Indigo_Shard]

KEEP GOING

[@Red-Amplification]

I love the idea of in an apocalypse just wandering and suddenly see a bunch of mango trees and as you grow closer they get denser until you find a little library

[@honzavesely7322]

WHEN ALL FALTERED WE STOOD TALL SO THAT OTHERS CAN HIDE IN OUR SHADOW. love and praise to Librarians.❤🎉

[@MalachiH-dw7vd]

When society collapses, lets just all agree to do this stuff.

[@Mcbuzzerr]

Yes!!

[@OmnipotentNoodle]

Absolutely! There are many kind people in the world, and most people are quite decent. Not everybody will turn into a psychopath just because governments arent there. We all ought to look out for our fellow man, but that obviously isnt something that should only be true in the apocalypse. ^^

[@rockpooladmirer]

it's already happening! start/support your own local repair cafe, seed library, community garden, food co-op, tool library, skillshare workshops, etc. now!

[@xxIncognitoxx]

Seriously. All of the ideas in these shorts could easily become short interactive games. Phenomenal work!

[@mr.particleboard2896]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but we don't have to wait for the apocalypse for this to happen. I know people have so many struggles right now, but if theres something you can do to make the world around you better, and build connections with the people in your community, then we can have this without waiting for zombies, aliens, or raptures. A better world is possible. ❤

[@tremendousyeet3467]

Wise words.

[@ColinPaddock]

Although the people who seem to be the most convinced that they’ll be leaving in the rapture are exactly the ones standing in the way. But yeah, we can work around them…

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Yep

[@AsgardianToaster]

This is probably the best apocalyptic series ive seen so far, none of that unrealistic amount of weapons everyone has or the amount of pointless fighting going on, Just vibes.

[@753studios6]

But weapons will be needed because it’s not animals I’m worried about if this happens It’s humans.

[@ColinPaddock]

@@753studios6Not all humans, nor most, nor even many. We’re not talking about a Mad Max dystopia where the only thing that’s post-scarcity is the supply of ammunition, and who needs food if you have a can of paint to spray in your mouth.

[@cyberwolfy37]

this makes me glad my local university is one of the few university that still keep printing presses. you never realize how important printing is for the apocalypse. those HP printers won't last forever, their inks are specially manufactured in a way that would be difficult to replicate. printing and sharing important survival information is an important step for society to revive after the apocalypse.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Very good point. I think I could figure out a rudimentary printing press, but that still takes time and time would be vital in that scenario.

[@thebonjourbear6030]

"The librarians didn't" has some strange power to it, knowledge is power, get it

[@ColinPaddock]

It works as a general concept. “When society collapsed, these people didn’t.” The gentle core of a new, kinder society.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

That, and libraries run on a different logic than banks and supermarkets. It makes sense for them not to collapse as soon as they can't maintain a steady stream of extraction, and for a community to rally around, provide for and protect the library and librarians.

[@ignoronb7880]

Just the phrase "When society collapsed, humanity did not" Is such a powerful statement 👏

[@noahs2k]

I love the idea that even if an apocalypse happens and “society” collapses people are still kind to each other and try to help everyone survive. It’s a nice thought

[@haoran.]

What a positive way of view in a Apocalypse!! Finally not something so dark but something positive! Will there be a electronics guid in the library?

[@lukehumphris]

for sure - definitely a few at the solar tower too

[@ColinPaddock]

@@lukehumphrisIt takes a lot of cottage industry to maintain the old equipment that makes the photovoltaic panels. Solar thermal to generate steam is easier to maintain on a localized cottagecore industry. Even the mechanical gear and copper coils for generating electricity from that steam.

[@haoran.]

How interesting!

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

​@@ColinPaddock How hard do you think it would be to make a steam generator that can be hooked up to a variety of different power sources? If your solar steam generator can also be powered by a rocket stove then you can also keep power running without sunlight by burning the kinds of twigs you'd pick up off the ground or prune out of fruit trees. (And as a bonus maybe be able to generate a little power on the side while you heat your buildings in the winter.)

[@amadeotrevino6690]

We don't really want an apocalypse, we just want to live in a commune surrounded by nature.

[@tombrown407]

This series is a sacred salve for my scarred soul. Please make more. It is uniquely needed in these days of fucked around and now finding out.

[@mykale2k337]

Can someone actually make the Garden Survival pack? I would pay good money for that

[@hamishfox]

Plenty of free videos right here on the KZbin. Or in books and papers if you're into that.

[@thatonepossum5766]

It shouldn’t be too hard to put together yourself. Bit pricey if you start from seedlings, but perfectly doable. Just gotta research what can live in your climate. Mangos won’t work for most of the US, but there’s plenty of apples or stone fruits (peaches and their cousins) that can grow in cooler climates. Blueberries are a great berry bush to grow, and strawberries can make good ground cover. Depending on your climate you might even be able to get grapes going (I’ve got some and we get below freezing for a bit here in winter). I’m not as familiar with the herbs and flowers, but it shouldn’t be hard to find some that work for your needs. :)

[@hamishfox]

I like how in this version of the apocalypse there are somehow no sociopaths trying to manipulate and exploit others for their own personal gain.

[@anyjen]

Oh, there likely were. Without the authorities interfering, regular folks took care of all of them.

[@player03]

​@@anyjen Are you saying that "regular folks" in real life would commit mob violence if they weren't being stopped by the authorities? You might be telling on yourself here...

[@player03]

@hamishfox Agreed. Who cares how realistic it is? This is fiction and we're allowed to have nice things sometimes.

[@anyjen]

@@player03 when confronted with psychopaths that are able to get around the law to murder and abuse people? Sure.

[@anyjen]

@@player03 not me, personally, but historical precedent. Take a look to what happened to Mussolini.

[@Captoverkill]

I love your view on the apocalypse, more a peoples would come together and less human are the real monster. Which honestly is really refreshing.

[@kevinmckinney166]

This make me feel where my heart is

[@WoodTrose]

watching this on my break at the library where I work.

[@paperlynne7026]

THE PERMACULTURE GUILD DESIGNS OF THE MANGO TREE + CROPS!!!!!! THAT’S SO GOOD!!! THE EXTENDED PERMACULTURE GUILD LAYOUT AT THE END????? sustainable farming practices!!! very very very exciting!! i love you

[@jondw]

honestly, while the usual post apocalypse stuff is fun, this is very nice. also based on what we understand of how humans actually react in disasters, this is actually much more likely then the roving raiders concepts because yeah, it's sometimes hard to remember but most people are actually inherently kind and want to help each other

[@GamingGamer22]

Nobody: Luke: "when society collapsed"

[@Petit_Nem]

I love post-capitalist utopias

[@adornethegraverobber]

This makes me tear up every time I watch it. So beautiful. Thank you

[@neofriberg5998]

This world is amazing i get really excited when new lore comes :D

[@triccele]

I love these videos,so interesting turning an apocalypse into hope and growth. I wish all these post apocalyptic wholesome videos get into a compilation.

[@abdulmuizmohdjamaluddin122]

The way I instantly clicked the notification I missed this series

[@xSmuggen]

These always calm down my anxiety like nothing else. Im excited to see the animator of the apocalypse's abode

[@riverbandit2138]

This is a great way to represent the power that comes with knowledge and books, along with those who use them.

[@The_Robbing_Narrator]

Praised be the Librarians

[@zxsnake0]

These are so relaxing to watch and listen to. Your voice is so calming and the animation is so simple, yet looks so beautiful. Love your work!

[@ccgarciab]

Mutual aid, a factor of evolution

[@gastonEGGS]

Remember, the majority of head librarians have at least 8 years of schooling or some shit because I’m pretty sure you need a masters. These people are smart and well out together enough to have made it through college.

[@someblaqguy]

I can absolutely see them rising to power and becoming untouchables. The keepers of knowledge are to be protected, lol

[@khoatran-pc6tb]

Sort of like Christian monks right after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? Or really…any types of monk who gather to open sanctuaries throughout the world?

[@Gundam_mug_liker]

I don’t know my notice that the person throwing rocks rocks targeted pacifically City Hall is most likely because it reminds people of the pain of things like Taxes

[@DTMATE]

i cant get enough of this hopeful apocalypse

[@_fedmar_]

This would make a bloody amazing RPG setting.

[@MDR2194]

Information and knowledge is the only natural advantage humanity has over anything else on this planet.

[@C.A.D.D]

Dude, I can see this becoming a full fledged story or show

[@zippy8250]

The Fallout 3 Wasteland Survival Guide origin this is fun way of his the world ending just chilling no monsters factions zombies just the daily struggle of this new world i wouldn't mind being their

[@lukabinks1388]

I wish I lived in this world

[@Hanniah--Heart]

I love most of the spirit of this, but... The irony... "These librarians, often hired by politicians, and who organize us and tell us what and how to do things to make society better are awesome, we should give them resources to ensure their duties can be met." In the same mental breath as "These people we elected ourselves whose entire job is organizing us and telling us what and how to do things to make society better are the source of all our problems and that's completely on them, not us, and they were thieves for expecting us to give them resources to ensure their duties could be met." As a transgender woman, wait till this Librarian-ocracy realizes what a "Moms for Liberty" can do at a library x.x

[@waltercommunitycollege1615]

Can we PLEASE get a kickstarter so we can get a full animated show based off this concept? I think it would do very well and give the due diligence to the world-building you created by having a dedicated team to help expand things. pretty please?

[@theevillittleperson2]

Dood, u have made a perfect environment for a post-apocalyptic Kids on Bikes ttrpg! I love this sense of community even tho their society is long gone. Imagine going on a quest for the media post to find rare media. Going on adventures to help duckgirl find missing duck eggs. Going to the library to find important information. This is such a fun setting!

[@vgfytjbtff]

Love your content. I'm also longing for the catastrophe

[@marundiir4241]

A game could be made out of this.

[@tremendousyeet3467]

Project Zomboid.

[@justindennis02]

I found you because you also posted these to tiktok, I so want to make a ttrpg based in this world.

[@FuzBrain]

This is really cute, I'm going to send this to my coworkers! (I work at a library)

[@TK-_-GZ]

Algorithmic punch!

[@flightlessboy4040]

Honestly this series of videos showing this "quiet post apocalypse" reminds me so much of the manga Yokohama Shopping log. Basically, good work

[@THET0REA]

I lowkey love this type of animation style and how creative it is, please keep up with the cool videos!

[@DanteYewToob]

I like to hope that when the world inevitably goes to shit that we are capable of this kind of empathy and cooperation. I hope…

[@masteridiot123]

So basically the Followers of the Apocalypse

[@guyman2674]

The planet broke before the librarians

[@dr.unventor]

I love how you turn scary situations into life like calming environments. Amazing world building

[@Noblesse_Sapphire]

This and that Tumblr thread about befriending zombies and lured them away by giving flowers and nice scents are my favorites apocalyptic settings, the more hopeful and forgiving situation that isn't always hunting people who are trying to perserves life itself 💙💙

[@mirkinator2221]

I like this short a lot since it shows how word change. In thugs world librarian would probably becoming the runner of a community center, the library being the center itself. Maybe librarian becomes the word for shop owner/runner in general as new libraries open up that can slowly afford to become more and more specialized as time moves on. That’s cool

[@SnowLeopard1011]

Mr. Luke, i thank you for making these, as they give us an ideal to work towards/with. However, i dream of trains... Public transport... Disability & travel... Please take these thoughts from me and do what you please. Also i keep being fascinated at (my country's) hospitals, as they function as almost self-sufficient communities, not unlike an aircraft carrier.

[@loft777]

so now i need an apocalypse even more

[@zukaro]

I like this kind of apocalypse where things are just different and we're rebuilding with all the knowledge we have now. I want a fox apocalypse where human society destroys itself and then the foxes take over. ;O;!!! There's still humans but there's less of them (a lot escaped to Mars, so it's not like everyone is dead), and the foxes evolved to walk on two legs (they're anthropomorphic foxes), and they're discovering the secrets of humanity and the human's technology. Kinda like Inherit the Earth (that old Amiga game). That'd be nice (except for the people that did die, that'd be sad; maybe it was exclusively the bad people who died, the ones who know what they're doing is bad and they do it anyway because profit). The foxes don't use any economic system they just automate everything as soon as possible and enjoy life. They're also immortal. 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

[@dohnstem6987]

Oh no, these are all romance books

[@melissalewin6472]

you should really make this into a full series! i would watch it 100%

[@CrimsonMey]

It would only be a hub of the community if knowledge was actually respected and the keepers of knowledge wouldn't have to hide if the post apocalyptic people didn't look back at their forefathers and saw the science and the learned people as evil wizards wielding dark magic that destroyed the world. The book's called A Canticle for Leibowitz.

[@Q_Tura]

I love this showcase that even when society collapse, humanity doesn't go away because the government did

[@sophieweissberg3929]

I love this idea, of course when the apocalypse comes the librarians are the ones who can get it together! Love these videos and they always bring a smile to my face!

[@theNoogler88]

You're an incredible world builder. Lovely

[@zyxavier]

This is the kind of hopeful solarpunk I need in my life; not something that denies the ever-looming threat of ecological consequence for something wishful, but something that says, "Yes, shit is fucked and will be fucked... but afterwards there will (probably) still be at least a few people left to deal with it and at least a few of those people (probably) will still have hope in their hearts and find a way to not just survive, but live."

[@lulagoodwin5372]

I'm training as a boxer so I can help protect the librarians or help lift a lot of books or help with gardening.

[@thegnoblin]

*through gritted teeth* I'm so normal about this series and I'm so normal about the repeated motif of media and how it relates to the survival of humanity and the creation of thriving communities and I'm so normal about this beautiful solarpunk world and I'm so normal about the mix of beautiful societal change and the hope it brings and also the feeling of nostalgia throughout all these videos and I'm so normal about this series I swear

[@zimrandavid3878]

I love this because ancient equivalent of librarians did exactly have this role and respect in society. And when society "regressed" people realised their importance again

[@jf_kein_k8590]

I like it when after the downfall people build back up and work together, rather than the usual Mad Max BS.

[@Ledabot]

Sad to see the city hall falling apart when it also has a library in side. It's called a records room, and I'll tell yea what, We're librarians too.

[@terellcase9231]

I have been saying for years in the event of wide scale collapse society I would go to a library I am glad so many other people agree with my plan I hope the campfire book clubs are especially fun.

[@socrategaming]

This could be an amazing outpost management game where you can scavange for knowledge to upgrade your library and make it a safe heaven in the wasteland

[@AlexanderWulff]

This is EXACTLY the kind of content I’m looking for

[@Sincorazon15]

I love your animations

[@darkknight8643]

I know this is a just a fun video and this is likely a stupid question… but does anyone know where to find books like these videos?

[@rocketraccoon98]

This is just an example of a post-capitalist, localized anarchist library-economy, absolutely wonderful, we should always imagine what can be, and make it happen now.

[@Hanniah--Heart]

Genuinely asking to understand, How is this anarchist? I'm not saying it's not per se and even though I'm not quite anarchist myself, I respect and admire anarcho-socialists; but aren't we lacking key information here? There's still violence in this story, and we don't know how seriously it affects things at large or how this librarian-ocracy handles threats to safety or if they consider any domestic actions to be threats to safety that hypothetically could stilp be getting policed. We don't know what happens long term to those who threaten safety. We have no information on the monopoly, plurality, or whatever of legitimate violence here

[@rocketraccoon98]

@Hanniah--Heart Your completely right, its more Anarchistic seeming rather than actually Anarchist, all we know is that theres a seemingly cooperative mutally sustaining group of librarians that provide support to there community in a non-domimating library sharing space, so it is at least Anarchistic in this one way, like you said we really dont know anything else, they could still have cops for all we know. Thanks for the response

[@Hanniah--Heart]

@@rocketraccoon98 :)

[@superbloxian502]

If the apocalypse ever comes, I hope this is what blossoms afterwards

[@Astrosk1er]

Once I heard they had accurate citations I knew this was gonna be peak

[@ShelvesterD]

This genuinely affected me. There's so much optimism here, thank you ❤️

[@deadshotgaming1137]

Also be careful not to destroy any of the books they have or you'll be turned into fertilizer

[@FranciscoHernandez-jh9or]

Please make more of WSC

[@watermelonprom7197]

So basically... Eco-Socialism...

[@nUrnxvmhTEuU]

More like anarchism imo. There are no governments, only individuals doing whatever they find fulfilling, doing mutual aid and shit...

[@watermelonprom7197]

@@nUrnxvmhTEuU Capital is the Relations of Hierarchy... Hierarchy is the Expressions of Capital... Capital Generates Hierarchy & Hierarchy Produces Capital... Without Capital what is there to Rule over? Without Hierarchy what is there to Capitalize apon? They climb the same Mountain to reach the same peak however they do so from the exact opposite sides... & When they both reach the Peak they will both find that there was no Mountain to begin with & when they turn around they will realize that everything was the Mountain all along... True Communism lacks all forms of Governance... & true Anarchism lacks all forms of Economy... To see the world beyond Governance & Economy is to be Truly Radical & Collective... Aight peace lol

[@AFelloCNDN]

i wish this world was a game and just take pictures of the npcs lives

[@jakevex4198]

The library became the adventurer's guild

[@redaurora8602]

This little series is definitely one of if not my favorite of your creations

[@Sizzlesubs]

Please just put me in this world immediately.

[@Prayer-In-Practice]

FOUNDATION+FALLOUT=THIS ^

[@nova613]

This setting is this best thing ever. I love it so much.

[@TheQuyman]

Dude making the apocalypse way too appealing

[@ellznaga2199]

I love how post society is better than now society

[@thermalnuclearwar]

as a librarian, I support this message

[@hccdgvvfccdgn993]

Wouldn't librarians be hoarding the knowledge like the mechnicum in 40k?

[@ColinPaddock]

The core mechanic in 40k is, “everyone does exactly the worst thing every time.”