The materialism of capitalism: purely nihilistic and death-glorifying. As opposed to the dialectical materialism and leftist material analysis more broadly, which is meant to critique and analyze the capitalist reality to help us break from it.
I think so. Absolutely. As I've entered my thirties and people started pairing off the disconnection id so strong. People move far away to buy property etc. All their focus is on maximising their own economic interests and that of their nuclear family. There's barely any consideration for anyone else. And it's not like we're making demands that they stay. But it's so interesting how modern life encourages people to just cut ties. And honestly that's almost a certainty if you're at a large physical distance. Proximity is the number one factor affecting relationships, even before compatibility. Can you meet and be in the same space easily and often? If not then the relationship becomes a huge chore as you schedule things in amd account for travel time and fatigue. It's a huge issue but people's first instinct is to blame everything else BUT the fact that they moved 4 hours away and friends have to now book in 6 months in advance! I've been saying that we need to start actively choosing to stay in areas around friends and family. Or if we're moving seriously consider asking people too come with. Moving here there and everywhere for a few extra thousand a year isn't always worth it. It's always a personal choice but I feel like people almost think it's not a choice. Like if you prioritise friends amd family they'll think you're weird or stunted. Amd some may well think that. But that's just neoliberal brain washing. We work to live, not the other way around.
We have been reduced as economic units living in a economic zone.
Yes, soon you'll be in the Hunger Games esp in the west with your reset agenda 😅
The materialism of capitalism: purely nihilistic and death-glorifying. As opposed to the dialectical materialism and leftist material analysis more broadly, which is meant to critique and analyze the capitalist reality to help us break from it.
I think so. Absolutely. As I've entered my thirties and people started pairing off the disconnection id so strong. People move far away to buy property etc. All their focus is on maximising their own economic interests and that of their nuclear family. There's barely any consideration for anyone else. And it's not like we're making demands that they stay. But it's so interesting how modern life encourages people to just cut ties. And honestly that's almost a certainty if you're at a large physical distance. Proximity is the number one factor affecting relationships, even before compatibility. Can you meet and be in the same space easily and often? If not then the relationship becomes a huge chore as you schedule things in amd account for travel time and fatigue. It's a huge issue but people's first instinct is to blame everything else BUT the fact that they moved 4 hours away and friends have to now book in 6 months in advance!
I've been saying that we need to start actively choosing to stay in areas around friends and family. Or if we're moving seriously consider asking people too come with. Moving here there and everywhere for a few extra thousand a year isn't always worth it. It's always a personal choice but I feel like people almost think it's not a choice. Like if you prioritise friends amd family they'll think you're weird or stunted. Amd some may well think that. But that's just neoliberal brain washing. We work to live, not the other way around.
This is a good point, thanks for sharing! Could you share any tips for building local community?
We have been conditioned to think this way but I can see people questioning the bubble we are in and looking for an alternative life