Thank you. The article was informative, the argument cogent, and the analogy fascinating. The question "who do we belong to?" seems to me to be a very complex one. As primates, we are social beings and require social connections, but how do we live in those connections in freedom and not in bondage to others definitions of, or use of us? It seems to me that as we so rarely can define ourselves in isolation, that capitalism has used our requirement for connection and convinced us that being defined by work and owned by those who benefit from it, is the only option for fulfilling our needs, when in fact it is a false fulfillment and actually primarily alienates us, as you write.
Severance used as clickbait, if that’s why you’re here just skip it
Thank you. The article was informative, the argument cogent, and the analogy fascinating. The question "who do we belong to?" seems to me to be a very complex one. As primates, we are social beings and require social connections, but how do we live in those connections in freedom and not in bondage to others definitions of, or use of us? It seems to me that as we so rarely can define ourselves in isolation, that capitalism has used our requirement for connection and convinced us that being defined by work and owned by those who benefit from it, is the only option for fulfilling our needs, when in fact it is a false fulfillment and actually primarily alienates us, as you write.
Fantastic article! I loved this show, but hadn't connected the dots like this.