I lived for six years in an income-sharing egalitarian commune and that wasn't bad, I didn't handle money for months at a time, and I didn't have to put up with any kind of boss lording over me all day. I had a lot of control over my own life and personal freedom on a day to day basis, much more than I do know working in corporate amerika. Only problem is it was basically only one of two large-scale secular communes in the country thats not some sort of crazy cult or has some hierarchical power structure with a charsmatic leader, etc and I decided I wanted to live in more than one place in my adult life. Since I don't see the proletariat taking over and establishing a classless society anytime soon, what is one to do? I don't feel much better off than a chattel slave right now. I hate hierarchy. Please don't tell me to move to Cuba ( I don't want Castro lording over me, either) or try to shove your bourgeois ideology down my throat either.
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There are no alternatives. You could live in the wilderness by yourself, but that would kind of suck. And you'd probably die, if you lack serious survival skills. You could always start your own community. But that would take a lot of work, and some initial capital to get going. Capitalism isn't so bad if you have an education and a useful skill to offer. But that's the catch.
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well there arent many options. you can go back to the place you used to live, now that you've lived somewhere else. so its more than one place i your adult life
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no one can have it all. when we work for a company we are there for our protection, really, for wages, insurance 401K, holiday pay etc. we dont work just for the money, it really has to become a lifestyle. unless you have tons of money.
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denmark would be your best bet -- since that country was voted the happiest in the world some of that happiest should rub off and you might enjoy it there!!! good luck on you happy trip!!!
