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Similar for me, but in Sweden and I'm only a couple months in. My ideal societal contract would be something like this: I want to be free to focus my energy on
by iamEAP 6y ago
Similar for me, but in Sweden and I'm only a couple months in.
My ideal societal contract would be something like this: I want to be free to focus my energy on my work, relationship, and interests. I want the state to focus on programs that reduce the need for individuals like me to have to focus their energy on anything else.
In practice, this is stuff like equal access to healthcare, education, childcare, social security, time-off...
In the US, access to these things is not a given, and they often end up as rewards, distributed very unevenly. ...Even worse, this leads to anxiety/worry/focus by individuals like me to try and fix or mitigate those problems.
As you mention, the scale of change in the way the US operates seems unlikely anytime soon; at least for me, removing myself (my skills/labor/knowledge) seems like as good a way as any to try and coerce change.
- bwc150 6y agoI enjoy there being an incentive for working hard and spending time and energy/focus on better access to time off, better childcare, etc
- iamEAP 6y agoAnd I certainly still benefit from such incentives, even in the nordics (private health insurance, time off beyond the 25 days mandated by law, etc are still a thing in a competitive labor market here). I just see more benefit personally when a basic level of these things is offered to everyone. I don’t need the extra anxiety that my friend, bandmate, barista, or bartender is one crisis away from ruin.