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My follow up curiosity: how can we find success & sustainability in meeting our basic needs and security by turning our backs right back on global industry (and government) by working inward within our local communities?

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Die I guess? At least in America that's how it will go.

The entirety of all profits belong to the ownership class short of any taxation they can't get around. Those taxes will never be allowed to provide for people that "aren't productive" (read: aren't increasing the wealth of the ownership class.)

We recently let a tax credit ment to help families with children expire because "there will be less of an incentive for parents to work."

We are nothing but tools to grow someone else's wealth. :(

[–] LemmyBe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If we’re not making money then they’ll have no customers or profits.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 month ago

Fight to bring those industries under control.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Paint miniatures and read weird books.

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Step one is to find a group of like minded LOCAL individuals that all have an interest in supporting each other. It doesn't matter how you find each other - game groups, religion, gardening clubs, etc. Just build a clan and make sure you are willing to support each other.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

So, basically, what we've always done, and has been eroded in recent decades? (Not being snarky, you make a good point, it's what humanity has always done, and many people still do, it just doesn't make it to the top of the social media pages).

[–] andyortlieb@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

I do need to get better at meeting people in my locality.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Build a positive and supportive relationship with your neighbors, set up a community group or multiple for different purposes, love people just because you can and plant trees whose shade you will never enjoy. The real human world was meant to run off of cooperation and connection. Whatever shadow we're living in now is not the truth to the human condition, and it is why there is infinite suffering.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago