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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you’re going to propose a communist paradise as an alternative to human-sacrificing Bronze Age god-kings, I’m going to call you out as being a little bit unrealistic. Government isn’t just an idea, it’s a technology, and it relies on other technologies (communication, record-keeping, organization) to function.

The kinship networks of pre-agrarian indigenous groups worked just fine when everyone knew each other. Where things started getting difficult is when agriculture paved the way for population explosions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

If you’re going to propose a communist paradise as an alternative

Claiming that paradise is preferable to purgatory is not the same thing as knowing the road out of hell.

The kinship networks of pre-agrarian indigenous groups worked just fine when everyone knew each other.

One of the most effective methods for instituting an enduring state of capitalist exploitation is alienating you from your neighbors.