The masses, especially in the UK and US pretty much work in order to buy/own shelter. That’s where it’s all gone wrong - the “dream of owning one’s home”.
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That is a real problem. I am hopeful that we are in a for a big shift. Of course there will be much pain first.
It’s a disheartening fiat trap. I see the younger gen now taking out 40-year mortgages to try and realise this dream. I can almost guarantee that if you gave them some shelter and a bit of land they’d all become self-sufficient/work for themselves, effectively “retiring” from the fiat system of work.
That's basically what I did. I had the home with a decent mortage situation and I still had to get away. I realize this is a difficult thing to accomplsh for most now. I would love to see more people following their passions. Not sure how we get there though.
Yeah, I think it ended for many around 2004/5/6. If you hadn’t got on the “housing ladder” by then you were effectively screwed. Those keeping up with the fiat system are literally in the top 10% or so of workers/earners now. That’s a shed load of people who are not keeping up… And yep not really sure how this changes besides actual revolution. Like you, I’d love to see this change. I can only envisage smaller communities and perhaps only local government. Community farms supplying local areas, people getting involved and helping each other in their community. But I think human greed (and the want for power) is such a powerful force that this would probably get disrupted / corrupted over time too.