"We long ago reached a point where hand-built furniture became a luxury good and, in many ways, that should serve as an indicator to many how little their dollar is actually worth now.
When the makers can't afford their own work, something is wrong.
Carpenters living under bridges (yes that has been a real thing for years in Vancouver), grocery store workers going hungry, daycare workers unable to afford having kids of their own... This system is not sustainable and it's up to us to build our own alternatives that cut the rulers out. Parallel economies that resist the hoarding of wealth. Things like time banks.
And in order for these things to be possible, we also need universal healthcare, which is why the ruling class seeks to end it across the globe.
Our personal wealth is a sham. Our possessions are low quality and fleeting. Fast fashion is, ultimately, a subscription service. Ovens are designed to break within 8 years. If your health declines and you need medication, your health becomes a subscription service, too, dependent on the exploitive system we live under.
Meanwhile, billionaires scribble on paper and declare they now own vast swaths of farmland that they'll use as a vacation spot once every 10 years.
But this system requires our ongoing cooperation. We can stop cooperating by building off-ramps together. Even small changes will make a difference."
— Nic the Briny
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