Why do we focus solely on this one aspect of life?

  • Sethayy@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Making the assumption ownership is a valued currency of course.

    Which is arguably a bootstrap-paradox; we need capital to participate in capitalism, for which we need - cause without capitalism what would we do with our capital.

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      7 months ago

      Are you suggesting people shouldn’t be allowed to own stuff? There are very few economic systems where people aren’t allowed to own stuff and they tend not to be popular. Most of the people who are complaining about landlords and rent and whatnot really just want to own their own houses.

      • Sethayy@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        I mean like owning things is a human concept not a physical law, so yeah I can imagine a society exists where nothing is owned

        Can’t say if it’d be better or worse than our current cause were not trying it, but tbh I’d be happy if instead of solely me being able to use ‘my’ drill for example, the whole community can whenever they require.

        Sounds a hell of a lot more efficient to me if we work together not apart

        • CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz
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          7 months ago

          I mean, in a perfect world, yes. The issue comes up when someone wears out or breaks the drill, and it needs to be replaced or repaired. Whoever spends time and resources ensuring that we have a drill needs to be compensated somehow, because that’s time they’re not spending on making sure they have food and shelter.

          Follow along that line of reasoning for a couple steps, and you end up with some kind of economic system, and likely some kind of enforcement system, so you’re suddenly back at an early stage proto-state/government.