In the cartoon, an example is given of bread using all the wheat that is needed for pizza dough. Well, for people I know who work 40 hours a week and are still

In the cartoon, an example is given of bread using all the wheat that is needed for pizza dough. Well, for people I know who work 40 hours a week and are still homeless, compared to anything. The commodification of homes and neighborhoods is pushing people to participate economically in ways that cut short time for other important life stuff: self care, raising children, building healthy relationships, cleaning, cooking, creating, gardening. There is plenty of space to live, but these markets are making it very difficult for people to make the kinds of decentralized arrangements the cartoon espouses.