/lit/ - Literature

>>21580579
I would say Ted K and Ellul cover 99% of the bases. Truth is, it's not Capitalism's fault, nor Communismーit's settled life. Have you ever read the story of the Tongan castaways? Or the Chilean earthquake survivors? Imagine our entire society collapsed, and you found a group of 5-10 other people. Would you not bond with them to an incredible degree? Would it not make your life feel deeply meaningful, struggling against all of nature with just a few people on your side?

I like to think of 28 Days Later. Imagine if the protagonist were racist, would he refuse to join Naomie Harris' character? Probably not. And if their alliance lasted, he would eventually forget racism because "black people" as a whole don't really exist anymore - it's just her - and he likes her. All social divisions would be effectively erased, all the baggage is swept away. Doesn't that sound amazing?

Well, this "survival scenario" is what we're genetically designed for. That's what life is supposed to be like. So rather than despairing of a societal collapse, I actually yearn for it. It's the only way any of us may know what it's like to really be alive.