Well Thoreau didn't live in a world of artificial scarcity created by capitalists in order to make money. We have many more Hoops to jump through today in order to get our basic needs met
Capitalism and industrialisation were well underway by Thoreau’s time I believe. However it was certainly easier to sneak off to the woods and build a cabin back then. You’d probably get arrested doing so in many places nowadays.
@@EmmaSolomano True, but capitalism is much more sophisticated in its hegemony and much more invasive today than in those times. . You have so called intellectual property rights, which implies for example that you are going to pay ten or more times the manufacturing costs for anything. If you want to bypass that, you can, but the only way to live a truly independent life from all the scams of capitalism is to do it illegally, as you just pointed out.
Thanks for the wise reminders, and also (wink) for the reality check about Thoreau’s physical and financial support from his famiy which allowed him time for such deep contemplation that we all benefit from. Great video!
I think we are trying to be tricked into thinking that it is deprivation to “go without” any wanted whim. Scary that it’s sometimes harder to get needs meet above wanting. People often option want because it “ feels easier “ 😢
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Another humorous thing about Thoreau is that he went "home" for dinner and to do his laundry. Simple? Sort of.
Well Thoreau didn't live in a world of artificial scarcity created by capitalists in order to make money. We have many more Hoops to jump through today in order to get our basic needs met
Capitalism and industrialisation were well underway by Thoreau’s time I believe. However it was certainly easier to sneak off to the woods and build a cabin back then. You’d probably get arrested doing so in many places nowadays.
@@EmmaSolomano True, but capitalism is much more sophisticated in its hegemony and much more invasive today than in those times. . You have so called intellectual property rights, which implies for example that you are going to pay ten or more times the manufacturing costs for anything. If you want to bypass that, you can, but the only way to live a truly independent life from all the scams of capitalism is to do it illegally, as you just pointed out.
Thanks for the wise reminders, and also (wink) for the reality check about Thoreau’s physical and financial support from his famiy which allowed him time for such deep contemplation that we all benefit from. Great video!
What a great video with a thought provoking message. I read Walden a couple of years ago..tough going, but definitely made me think!
I think we are trying to be tricked into thinking that it is deprivation to “go without” any wanted whim.
Scary that it’s sometimes harder to get needs meet above wanting. People often option want because it “ feels easier “ 😢
Agreed. We are taught that it is freedom to have anything we want immediately, but the opposite is so much more freeing.