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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] bioemerl@kbin.social -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Best method we have found so far. If you want cookie cutter efficient ass state made beds you can move off to the.... Well, every state who has tried has collapsed so you're shit out of luck.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You mean like the still-existing and highly complex gift economies of natives all across the globe that have no homelessness?

[–] bioemerl@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Move there then.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
  • the indigenous economies that I identify with and would be interested in participating in were destroyed by the British 1000 years before I was born.
  • I'd rather not be a colonizer in an indigenous economy.
[–] bioemerl@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

destroyed by the British 1000 years before I was born

You acted like they still existed. In that case my original point still applies.

Those gift economies don't work at scale and you would probably have a significantly worse quality of life if you were born to one.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

There are still indigenous economies in the world. The ones that I identify with were destroyed by the British though.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You mean people who sleep on mats on a dirt floor? Sure. Some of us want to lessen our back pain. You do you.

[–] oo1@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

and most children in most places