The responses to this thread on SLRPNK of all places just shows how far gone we are. Even here people default to a commerce-centric worldview where the idea of not waking up to an alarm is a ridiculous proposition.
A world in which humans allow their bodies to sleep and wake up naturally? Don’t be absurd!How would we prioritize meaningless toil over our own health and happiness if we entertained our bodies’ own internal clocks?
As far as I can tell no one was defending a “commerce-centric” worldview. Even in a world without work you still might want to wake up at a particular time. Maybe you slept late, maybe you need to wake up earlier than you naturally do, you might not have daylight to wake you, predisposed to sleeping loads, etc.
Defaulting to a commerce-centric worldview in this context means being completely mystified as to why anyone might not want to wake up to an alarm, and finding a society that puts human needs first ridiculous.
The reality is that centering our lives around buying and selling things at the expense of untold human misery is itself ridiculous. Unfortunately it’s also extremely prevalent.
The responses to this thread on SLRPNK of all places just shows how far gone we are. Even here people default to a commerce-centric worldview where the idea of not waking up to an alarm is a ridiculous proposition.
A world in which humans allow their bodies to sleep and wake up naturally? Don’t be absurd!How would we prioritize meaningless toil over our own health and happiness if we entertained our bodies’ own internal clocks?
Waking up in a panic is your duty as a primate.
As far as I can tell no one was defending a “commerce-centric” worldview. Even in a world without work you still might want to wake up at a particular time. Maybe you slept late, maybe you need to wake up earlier than you naturally do, you might not have daylight to wake you, predisposed to sleeping loads, etc.
Well, I used a different D word than ‘defending’.
Defaulting to a commerce-centric worldview in this context means being completely mystified as to why anyone might not want to wake up to an alarm, and finding a society that puts human needs first ridiculous.
The reality is that centering our lives around buying and selling things at the expense of untold human misery is itself ridiculous. Unfortunately it’s also extremely prevalent.