Well stated. This argument is not raised enough, but is more important than all the other garbage taking up our mental space and resources. We're living wrong... and I think folks instinctively know this, but they haven't the historical knowledge to understand what exactly the problem is. No doubt, industrialisation is key, as Marx pointed out. And this is another source of confusion: Marx did indeed have some important observations even if his solutions were far from productive.
I think a big part of the answer at this point is to forge face to face relationships with others in the community. Through gatherings akin to what used to be the community meeting place in this part of the world, Sunday service, and the time spent afterwards at lunch or coffee. Humans are literally dying for contact with each other, to be seen and heard, and to recognize their common goal in stewardship of the land and that they are part of something greater than their individual selves, and that they have support from their fellow human.
Electric vehicles, with their need for Lithium, is condemning countless children in undeveloped countries to illness and early death as precious stones are chopped from the planet and processed into batteries. Was Henry Ford a villain or a hero for creating the assembly line? He had dreams of Utopia and he created Detroit. People who once had rough but well-rounded lives became wage-slaves, screwing in the same screws to the same parts for 20 years or more. That certainly cannot be described as living. As we descend further into the next Dark Ages, future generations will wonder at the miracles (air conditioning, telephones, airplanes, etc..) that once existed. I'll bet some will believe aliens from space built Dubai.
Well stated. This argument is not raised enough, but is more important than all the other garbage taking up our mental space and resources. We're living wrong... and I think folks instinctively know this, but they haven't the historical knowledge to understand what exactly the problem is. No doubt, industrialisation is key, as Marx pointed out. And this is another source of confusion: Marx did indeed have some important observations even if his solutions were far from productive.
Excellent post. Thank you.
I think a big part of the answer at this point is to forge face to face relationships with others in the community. Through gatherings akin to what used to be the community meeting place in this part of the world, Sunday service, and the time spent afterwards at lunch or coffee. Humans are literally dying for contact with each other, to be seen and heard, and to recognize their common goal in stewardship of the land and that they are part of something greater than their individual selves, and that they have support from their fellow human.
Electric vehicles, with their need for Lithium, is condemning countless children in undeveloped countries to illness and early death as precious stones are chopped from the planet and processed into batteries. Was Henry Ford a villain or a hero for creating the assembly line? He had dreams of Utopia and he created Detroit. People who once had rough but well-rounded lives became wage-slaves, screwing in the same screws to the same parts for 20 years or more. That certainly cannot be described as living. As we descend further into the next Dark Ages, future generations will wonder at the miracles (air conditioning, telephones, airplanes, etc..) that once existed. I'll bet some will believe aliens from space built Dubai.
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