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The article defines care "scarcity" rather narrowly, almost tautologically > In any given moment, you can only really care deeply and individually for one pers
by openrisk 2y ago
The article defines care "scarcity" rather narrowly, almost tautologically
> In any given moment, you can only really care deeply and individually for one person
Yes, but there are many moments in a day / one's life, and care is needed and appreciated at various levels of "deepness". Further, how much care (and what type) is needed depends enormously on what society has managed to scale with the right organizational patterns etc.
So in the end the question is: how much of this type of exclusive (and scarce) caring capacity does society really need? Mathematically, there are 8 billion exemplars of the species roaming the planet and 1:1 caring takes care (pun) of the 4 billion.
- bccdee 2y agoWell, everyone's a kid for the first few years of their life, and children require a lot of care. The elderly require care. The unwell require care. Everyone wants care some of the time. We do have cultural institutions to do much of this work. Parents care for kids. Adults care for aging parents. Romantic partnerships exist so that people can reciprocally care for each other. Still, we have to fill in the gaps for kids without parents, seniors without kids, and sick people. The demand for therapy and sex work proves that people will pay a lot of money to be cared for, even when they don't need it to survive. > So in the end the question is: how much of this type of exclusive (and scarce) caring capacity does society really need? A lot, apparently.