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I think one of the biggest disasters of modern society is to relegate almost every sort of community task such as homemaking, assisting neighbors, etc. to the e

I think one of the biggest disasters of modern society is to relegate almost every sort of community task such as homemaking, assisting neighbors, etc. to the economic system. The immediate effect of such a relegation is the breaking apart of communities for the sake of economic efficiency: the person who takes care of the children is no longer the parent, the person who helps you fix your porch is no longer your neighbour, and the person you ask for a ride is now an Uber. Yes, it may make for a more convenient society in some ways but I wonder if the cumulative effect is worth it? I don't think so. Economists hail efficiency and comparative advantage as a good thing, but it is also a reduction of true value to a single variable (money) which is a dimensional collapse that strips humanity from human beings. The short-term results seem good, but because in the long-term, the process never stops, the END result is a transformation of human beings from people into cogs in an economic machine that has no soul.

osigurdson 2y ago
>> the person who takes care of the children is no longer the parent Perhaps efficient, but the ultimate result is fewer children.
jmyeet 2y ago
> I think one of the biggest disasters of modern society is to relegate almost every sort of community task such as homemaking, assisting neighbors, etc. to the economic system That's... capitalism. Every aspect of your life needs to be financialized and exploited to generate profits for somebody who isn't you. Paid childcare is a profit opportunity. Community childcare is not. The whole point of hyperindividualism is to destroy community because class consciousness, community, unions and class solidarity are an unacceptable threat to the economic order.
EasyMark 2y ago
There is a price for everything. I think there are plenty communes that people can join if they want to retire from the typical modern life and have a simpler existence.

osigurdson 2y ago

>> the person who takes care of the children is no longer the parent Perhaps efficient, but the ultimate result is fewer children.

jmyeet 2y ago

> I think one of the biggest disasters of modern society is to relegate almost every sort of community task such as homemaking, assisting neighbors, etc. to the economic system That's... capitalism. Every aspect of your life needs to be financialized and exploited to generate profits for somebody who isn't you. Paid childcare is a profit opportunity. Community childcare is not. The whole point of hyperindividualism is to destroy community because class consciousness, community, unions and class solidarity are an unacceptable threat to the economic order.

EasyMark 2y ago

There is a price for everything. I think there are plenty communes that people can join if they want to retire from the typical modern life and have a simpler existence.