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It never ceases to bring a tear to my eye. Particularly the bit about "a weight disappearing that you didn't even know was there".
This always gets me :')
This is a masterpiece.
rip to this :(
Why do you say rip?
We currently have the opposite of their dream scenario.
It's a dream scenario. It did not exist and hence never died.
Ahh a death dream.
The end to all of us. Just happens a lot faster for communists, and brings the whole family along for the "fun".
Why does a communist society imply working both on the fields, as engineer and as administration for a few hours each day? (Not like I'd be too opposed to that, I just don't see why it would be like that under communism.
I mean we live under capitalism right now and so our imaginations are understandably limited by what exists in society today. How would you see it then? I think the OP kinda sees humans being encouraged to take up a more generalist lifestyle instead of today's specialist lifestyle where people have careers and professions.
Good point about our imagination being limited by living under capitalism. I honestly just never considered that... As far as I know, under socialism, people still have a specialized profession. But you're correct, communism may well be different. Having a more generalist lifestyle is an interesting thought... Could anyone here share any sources to read more about it?
Since in a Communist society your labor power would have been abolished as a commodity, it would free up a person to any pursuit, I mean you can indeed pursue one career but why be stuck programming for 6 hours when you can do so much more with your time. One of the biggest issues with careers is that it keeps you stuck doing one thing for years and decades, that’s not healthy except for those who truly find enjoyment in their careers. Like imagine a doctor also being an engineer and does temp as a bartender or some days works at a farm.
I mean it's not that complicated. It means quote: "while in communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticise after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, herdsman or critic."
This is a person who never saw comunism irl, have a taste of some daily soviet life. Living in fear of beeing accused of beeing a wester spy or helping the partisans by your neighbours onley for them to get a papper praise for theyr “patriotism”. Working shit jobs for a few cents and not getting an opportuinty to get a better job because you dont know any people higher up. If you didnt knew people who could get you trough the iron wall to smugle jeans or cola, you couldnt earn money other way, remember personal buissnes was forbiden. Yeah medical atention was free and aceptible to all, but there was lines and waiting periods. If you wanted to get a kidney for your dying mom, you couldnt pay because you couldnt earn money “legal” way. You wanted to get a better peace of meat? Tough look all the best peaces were taken by the family of the shop worker, all is left are scraps. Cant buy a steak because of the shortage, because of the localisations of farms. All your “free time for art” would end up with work for others for you to earn money. Because 40% worked the fields all day, 40% factories and onley a few lucky ones in the offices. Wait your saying your smart and a scollar? You could get a nice office work? No you wouldnt! Its already taken by the mayors son in law and later his son will work in that spot. Best job you could get would be a bus driver to drive people form and to the fields, but remeber there was no A/C, enjoy the hot box all day. Geting back from work and going to your neighbor house to watch tv, because he spent his taloon on a tv while you on a washing machine so your wife could wash easier. Want a cold beer? Alcohol is forbiden, go drink collogne or desinfectant spirit. Want to drive to a lake for vacation? 10 year waiting period for geting a car, if your lucky. You know what a brag in ex-soviet countries? My grandpa had a lada from a factorie! The onley other brag you could hear would be that you always had a job and thats it, you could eat baton and water all your life but atleast you had a job. He who does not work, neither shall he eat. But the onley food to eat would be stale bread and milk.