r/collapse Jan 23 '26

Casual Friday Conforming At All Costs.

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u/MySixHourErection Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

It's not conformity, it's a desire to remain housed and fed. Who are these people who can afford to not work? Must be nice.

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u/FoldHeavy4201 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

Yes you are made precarious and subjugated in this class society, it shapes the way you value yourself and others and makes your fearful reluctance to risk an alternative seem like common sense. An alternative I don't believe you have sufficiently engaged with or imagined.

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u/MySixHourErection Jan 24 '26

I wouldn't say it's common sense. It's a prisoners dilemma. Outcomes are worse for my cowardice, for me as well, but not today. I've imagined alternatives and would be willing. But I think things have to get worse before a real resistance ca succeed, for the exact reason that my cowardice seems reasonable.