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I agree. He writes about how we lived in a dream but for me what he writes is also a dream of some sort.

Just stop doing our dream-work.. and then? What do I do to provide for my family? Should we all get a patch of land and grow food for ourselves? This idea does not seem realistic or scalable.

But maybe I am just misunderstanding the essay or my thoughts are just not deep enough.

[p2t2p]

> Should we all get a patch of land and grow food for ourselves?

A lot of those types would loooove to see lots of people to go back to subsistence.

That is a lot of people but not them, they are way too smart for that and they’ll reluctangly agree to take the job of guiding lights for all those that went back to subsistence.

[phone[phone]]

Reminds me a lot of the meme of the intellectual advocating for communism thinking that they’ll have a nice cultural advisor job instead of either being shot by the thugs that seize power or forced to work 60 hours a week on a collective farm or in a shoe factory.

[rpmisms]

I mean, everyone should know how. Subsistence is incredibly rewarding.

[KptMarchewa]

Can't think of worse occupation for me.

[rpmisms]

Same, but I know how, and you should too.

[macintux]

I can't even pull weeds without ending up in bed due to a bad back.

[rpmisms]

Look into the Coleman Hoe. High-precision weeding tool that is very easy on the back.

[slothtrop]

Spot on.

Add to the fact: nothing prevents them from putting their money where their mouth is and living the life, right now, however which way the communes are envisioned. Hell, even the Amish and Mennonites are still doing their thing.

[smolder]

What is the point of vaguely placing the author in a category of "those types" and expressing your distaste for "them"? It adds nothing, and refutes nothing.