One argument I would like to highlight, that could be useful to think about for our article, is the claim people try to survive the best they can when they are placed in precarious conditions (Petrova & Prodromidou, 2019:1390). More specifically, it is important analyze these claims under the idea of resilience, which could be an important point to make when referencing people's ability to cope using DIY means, cooling centers, and other strategies of the like. We could also make connections to the idea of resilience on microgrids and the possibility to be protected from loss of power for a minimum of 72 hours, even when disasters occur.
While the U.S. has never faced Austerity on the same level as Greece, the unprecedented global pandemic has the potential for severe austerity measures if it ends. Looking at how people adapted could aid us in predicting what may happen in the U.S.
We could also compare the DIY techniques the Greek use to what we see energy vulnerable populations use in today's age. One important argument they make is that austerity allows the government to create more vulnerable and governable people. In what ways does energy vulnerability in the U.S. do the same?