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    Does saying something sarcastically count as a rebuttal? Are you completely unaware of volunteer work, FOSS, mutual aid communities, and the plethora of unpaid labour people do for family, friends and community every day?

    My dude, if people couldn’t work together, explain the fact civilisation ever emerged.

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      -21 year ago

      Again, why would they even bother to work when they can get stuff for free?

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            The question is too dumb to deserve an answer. People will work for the same reason we have always worked, long before capitalism. Just because you’re too lazy to be motivated by anything other than money doesn’t mean everyone else is.

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              People work either out of necessity or incentive

              You have no incentive to work in your wonderland

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                Necessity and incentive both exist in anarchism. The necessity for work to keep society running never goes away under any system. The incentive is either:

                1. Boredom. When all necessities are provided, you just want something to do.
                2. Inspiration. Again, when you’fe comfy, you’re able to think clearly and creatively, and will want to build what you’ve imagined.
                3. Altruism. To help the community that has given you what you need.
                4. A basic sense of duty to keep the machinery of society moving.

                I’d like to hear you attemot to explain your position instead of just saying I’m wrong. I’ve been more than patient with your whining.

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                  No, I’m not saying anarchism wouldn’t work, I’m just saying it’s impossible to keep our current technology (again, how do you fucking keep production lines?)

                  You also trust too much on humanity

                  Anarcho-primitivists are the only honest anarchists

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                    I’m just saying it’s impossible to keep our current technology

                    Why?

                    (again, how do you fucking keep production lines?)

                    I’ve already answered that. Now explain why my answer is insufficient - you haven’t. All you’ve done is say I’m wrong, without telling me what the actual answer is. This tells me you don’t have an answer.

                    What would stop people working on the production of society?

                    You also trust too much on humanity

                    Lol, nope. I have little faith in humanity. But I’ve seen enough evidence to understand that humans placed in a society where they have to fight to survive, will only be motivated by survival.

                    Oh right - that’s our current society.

                    However, placed in an environment when their survival is already taken care of, they will instead prioritise what they actually want to do. Ever met a person who said “I wanna be a doctor”? How about “I wanna be a vet”? These desires already exist, but they are not catered to.

                    What speaks to me of “too much trust” is you, expecting our competitive, capitalist market economy to give people what they need, and present them with the opportunities they want. That’s fucking magical thinking.

                    Anarcho-primitivists are the only honest anarchists

                    Oh, please, Tyler Durden. Anarcho-primitivism is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The technology and infrastructure for feeding and powering the world already exists - we use it every day! The only problem is that this infrastructure is in private hands. If it were managed by the people directly, it would be far more efficient, instead of being weighed down by the bureaucracy of marketisation.

                    Now, please. This is your final chance to have an honest conversation with me. Actually respond to my points or I sincerely promise, I will block you. You ave, up to this point, ignored everything I’ve said to simply talk over me and say I’m wrong with no explanations, sources, or reasons why. This is not debate, this is you waiting to be called correct, or for me to give up.

                    SO… back on topic.

                    1. Why is he trying to steal things he already has?
                    2. Why would nobody else help?
                    3. Why is a state needed here? Wouldn’t diffuse sanctions work?