I regularly need to remind myself of Ursula K. Le Guin: “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”

Don't forget David Graeber: 'The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently'

From her acceptance speech for the National Book Foundation medal: www.ursulakleguin.com/nbf-medal

Ursula K. Le Guin — National Book Foundation Medal: Ursula's Acceptance Speech