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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I want to have nothing to do with rent, mortgages, equity, credit score, or anything having to do with living in a capitalist society. I just want to be able to justify my ability to live in a community by my desire to contribute to a collective who I feel are worth contributing to to the point that I want to contribute more than I feel like I have to because it will make all of our lives better and more enjoyable. I want my justification to live in a community be something that I don't feel the need to justify. I just do it because it feels good and makes my fellow inhabitants' lives better in a tangible way. I don't even know what that means but god damn it there must be someone who does who's not a ****ing cult leader.
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We definitely live in societies where you either have to be ignorant or to be aware of all the complexities and nasty things that go between the lines in a capitalist society. For example, I don't believe it's possible to live in a capitalist society and not have the blood of 3rd world country citizens on your hands. Plus every day you live is in service of the fat cats that get richer while everyone else get poorer. It's revolting, but also the only real option for most people. Moving out into some commune in the woods would be an escape, but wouldn't fix anything about the world at large.