On 2021-03-27, The Natural Philosopher  wrote:

> Its rather a study of mine, actually. My tentative observation  is that
> those who advocate the purest form of Marxism are in fact simply showing
> a romantic fondness for the lifestyle of the hunter gatherer. Before
> farming, before herding even, a population of at best a few million
> lived 'in harmony with nature' lacking even the idea of 'private
> property' let alone the hierarchies and the discipline that are
> necessary for large numbers of people to act in unison.

This makes it particularly ironic that many societies that
are appalled by Karl Marx's philosophy are adopting one of
his fundamental tenets: the elimination of private property.
Housing prices are climbing so fast that soon none but the
very richest will be able to afford their own home; apartment
blocks are being taken over by real estate investment trusts
(REITs), which function solely for profit.  Automobiles are
being run by software which will demand subscription fees,
so just like personal computers they will really be only
rented, not owned.  I've heard this referred to as TaaS
(Transportation as a Service), a specialized form of
Software as a Service (Saas) - feh!

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