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I agree. He writes about how we lived in a dream but for me what he writes is also a dream of some sort. Just stop doing our dream-work.. and then? What do I d
by fileeditview 5y ago
I agree. He writes about how we lived in a dream but for me what he writes is also a dream of some sort.
Just stop doing our dream-work.. and then? What do I do to provide for my family? Should we all get a patch of land and grow food for ourselves? This idea does not seem realistic or scalable.
But maybe I am just misunderstanding the essay or my thoughts are just not deep enough.
- p2t2p 5y ago> Should we all get a patch of land and grow food for ourselves? A lot of those types would loooove to see lots of people to go back to subsistence. That is a lot of people but not them, they are way too smart for that and they’ll reluctangly agree to take the job of guiding lights for all those that went back to subsistence.
- HamburgerEmoji 5y ago> A lot of those types would loooove to see lots of people to go back to subsistence. You're right. But it's crucial to understand that they don't do it themselves. They don't live the lifestyle they advocate for others. They just imagine it to be romantic.
- phone8675309 5y agoReminds me a lot of the meme of the intellectual advocating for communism thinking that they’ll have a nice cultural advisor job instead of either being shot by the thugs that seize power or forced to work 60 hours a week on a collective farm or in a shoe factory.
- rpmisms 5y agoI mean, everyone should know how. Subsistence is incredibly rewarding.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoCan't think of worse occupation for me.
- rpmisms 5y agoSame, but I know how, and you should too.
- macintux 5y agoI can't even pull weeds without ending up in bed due to a bad back.
- rpmisms 5y agoLook into the Coleman Hoe. High-precision weeding tool that is very easy on the back.
- slothtrop 5y agoSpot on. Add to the fact: nothing prevents them from putting their money where their mouth is and living the life, right now, however which way the communes are envisioned. Hell, even the Amish and Mennonites are still doing their thing.
- smolder 5y agoWhat is the point of vaguely placing the author in a category of "those types" and expressing your distaste for "them"? It adds nothing, and refutes nothing.