We're setting ourselves up for a sitcom of a collapse. Sweet Asteroid of Death, come quickly!
Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.
Rules (Subject to Change)
--Be a Decent Human Being
--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title
--If a picture is just a screenshot of an article, link the article
--If a video's content isn't clear from title, write a short summary so people know what it's about.
--Posts must have something to do with the topic
--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.
--No NSFW content
--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world
A lot of things provide value while lying outside of the capitalist system. A lake, for example, before it is heavily developed, has natural beauty. Nobody pays each other to establish a stake or a right to the beauty of the lake; it just exists. Maybe there is a government program to manage it, but regardless, the lake lies outside of capital interests. Until suddenly these two systems encounter each other, and a price is put on the beauty of the lake. Suddenly things take on a monetary value. This can radically transform the way in which people interact with the lake.
But this effect exists everywhere. I don't pay my neighbors to maintain their gardens, but I enjoy them. I don't pay for the companionship of my family and friends. And my company doesn't directly pay me to develop real expertise-- until it becomes a rarity, something to be bought and sold and valued monetarily.