Cross-posted from "No, it's not 'normal'." by @DougHolland@lemmy.world in !aiop@lemmy.world


“No, it's not 'normal' for humans to be in competition all the time. It's not normal to work for most of your waking hours during the day. It's not normal to be stressed 24/7. Stop taking a few hundred years of capitalism and pretending that's just how being human is. It's not.” —Hilary Agro, PhD (anthropologist & community organizer)
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    1000%, these aren't new concepts that were invented alongside coinage.

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    Tbh humans have it better now than ever before. Making claims of "normal" is pretty silly, lol. Long life spans aren't normal. Retirement is not normal. Not living in fear of wild animals is not normal. Etc.

    But yes, things can be and therefore should be better. That's the only real argument. Saying anything else just harms the cause.

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