I often daydream about how society would be if we were not forced by society to pigeon hole ourselves into a specialized career for maximizing the profits of capitalists, and sell most of our time for it.

The idea of creating an entire identity for you around your “career” and only specializing in one thing would be ridiculous in another universe. Humans have so much natural potential for breadth, but that is just not compatible with capitalism.

This is evident with how most people develop “hobbies” outside of work, like wood working, gardening, electronics, music, etc. This idea of separating “hobbies” and the thing we do most of our lives (work) is ridiculous.

Here’s how my world could be different if I owned my time and dedicated it to the benefit of my own and my community instead of capitalists:

  • more reading, learning and excusing knowledge with others.
  • learn more handy work, like plumbing and wood working. I love customizing my own home!
  • more gardening
  • participate in the transportation system (picking up shifts to drive a bus for example)
  • become a tour guide for my city
  • cook and bake for my neighbors
  • academic research
  • open source software (and non-software) contributions
  • pick up shifts at a café and make coffee, tea and smoothies for people
  • pick up shifts to clean up public spaces, such as parks or my own neighborhood
  • participate in more than one “professions”. I studied one type of engineering but work in a completely different engineering. This already proves I can do both, so why not do both and others?

Humans do not like the same thing over and over every day. It’s unnatural. But somehow we revolve our whole livelihood around if.

  • irmoz@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    You’re just parroting Thomas Hobbes uncritically

    Listen to some other philisophers

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      1 year ago

      Oh! Yes, I also remember 10th grade philosophy class. Was it your first week this week?

      Back to school is always fun

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        1 year ago

        Yes… it’s obvious you remember it… because you were the one quoting it.

        Odd tactic you’re using, mate. I told you to broaden the horizons of what philosophies you listen to, because it’s clear you’re new to the realm and you… are trying to somehow turn it round and suggest I’m the one that’s new?

        How exactly did you expect this to play out?