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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So you would say a change within the system (whatever the system might be) is more necessary than a change of the system, because it could be a problem within any system?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I think that’s a really good and very deep question. I think there are some changes within the system we could try. Universal basic income, for example, has a lot of promise in terms of getting people beyond the basics to what they can be passionate about. A four day (eight hours each) work week could reduce the need for revenge by giving back a lot of the time we should have. I think there’s good data for both of those things that shows an increase in agency.

I don’t even know how to approach a change in the system. I would be concerned with just these changes because I am deeply cynical of capitalists and their lack of interest in sharing agency with the working class.