This particular thing was actually tried by the Soviets. Farms were considered excesses of kulaks. Kolhos (collective "farm") was the replacement.
And yes, it was possible to say "my kolhoz" like people say "my city", good point. Even if "our kolhoz" was a lot more accepted, since it emphasizes how collective it is.
It is also possible to feel personal affinity to collectively owned space.
The difference between usually implied individual "my farm" and collective "my farm" is of course in the governance.
Collective ownership may end up being governed by ineffective unaccountable and irresponsible "people representatives". E.g. deciding that genetics is a capitalist plot, and planting corn everywhere is the solution to all problems (both cases actually happened on a massive scale).
The result is not very different from what ineffective unaccountable and irresponsible large capitalist landowners do.
Both systems disenfranchise the disadvantaged ones, since decisions can practically never be completely unanimous.
So it's good if you agree with the party line, but if not - violent suppression comes, no teaching on the farm.
That's where the feeling of "my farm" breaks down. On a private farm you have a lot more options before you are lost.
I get the challenges with governance in capitalism-turining-feodalism which we have now in many cases.
But I do not get it why people imagine that full collective ownership is a good and sustainable alternative.
I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer....
Maybe it's even more like "I got an outlook message" instead of "I got an email". Since email is an analog of ActivityPub. Just that people are not used yet to the fact that social media can be interoperable like email, so "saw on lemmy" carries different connotations. It should not, however.
Anecdotically, I have an old frendlica account too, from times of diaspora, and it's now very lively, so I saw this post on frendlica too.
There is a lot of space for discussion on the desired reach of free market and regulation, and it is actually happening in politics. Too bad in public space it sometimes looks like the only options are extreme capitalism or anticapitalism.
By the way, highly regulated authoritarian states have even more success to regulate breathing than capitalism, so it is weird to focus the hate on one but not the other.
On the other hand there is something to be said about those who feel like they are left out by the system which does not self correct in their favor. Hearing their voices, which might justifiably sound extreme, is important.
As others said, science also needs governance, direction. Scientists have internal motivation and sense of what to do, but they often disagree and choices for resource allocation need to be made. Exteme competetiveness in some scientific institutions can cause bad culture (like favoring hype over achievement) but authoritharian systems also often breed bad science (like what soviets disregarded quantum physics at first). Speaking as a scientist myself.
Paradoxically regulation is needed to ensure free and fair competetion in science (and in other things)
Capitalism builds on competetion but favors behavior which eliminates competitors. This inner tension of capitalism makes it easily degrade into an authoritharian system. But it does not make it the same as one. Regulation is needed to maintain fair competetion which sounds paradoxical but is also a tension in the capitalism as such.
Democracies struggle with capitalism but they struggle much more with planned state. Struggle is in the nature of free agents of democracy, so it does not have to suggest incompatibility.
I would even say it is one of the key components of everything we consider life. On the other hand, other components include selflesness, compassion and sacrifice. Denying and of these features leads to disfunctional systems
As someone who grew up with soviet animation I'd say it was pretty high quality but also extremely limited in quantity and diversity. Also it was not infrequently associted with dissidents.
Due to the restrictions on Twitter, Iโve been trying out Mastodon recently. So far, Iโve noticed that there arenโt as many high-profile people and itโs harder to find people on other servers....
There are quite high-profile people in my field of work. It's not much, but it is clearly getting better. Also influx of kbin and lemmy content really helps.
And, as others said, tags.
One thing I miss is better ordering. I do not want how twitter orders by hype, but I want to be able to personalize my priorities.
Like others said, struggle is in human nature. But it is possible to shift it to other domains: art, science, exploration. To prevent this stuggle spill back into physical violence, there should be broad consensus on basic rules, effectively enforced.
So I'd say, build this consensus, which will probably need to rely on abundant renewable enengy, some form of UBI, equality, and stronger international institutions, but will not spotaneously evolve towards unsupportable preferences of some groups.
Why YSK: Iโve noticed in recent years more people using โneoliberalโ to mean โDemocrat/Labor/Social Democrat politicians I donโt likeโ. This confusion arises from the different meanings โliberalโ has in American politics and further muddies the waters....
It's true that Progizhin is going for the classic russian "good tzar fooled by military leader" narrative. But Putin declared Prigozhin an enemy and a terrorist in today's address. Hard to imagine cooperation between them going forward.
I'm just trying to understand. Erdogan in Turkey, Putin in Russia, Orban in Hungary etc... Why do these leaders still get so much support after all they've done?...
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you're into music you must be able to play any random instrument....
Listen here, kulak... (i.ibb.co)
It is not Lemmy or kbin, it is the fediverse.
I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer....
Capitalism is the paywall of life
If they could somehow monetize breathing, they would
Does anyone find Mastodon to be beneficial in any way?
Due to the restrictions on Twitter, Iโve been trying out Mastodon recently. So far, Iโve noticed that there arenโt as many high-profile people and itโs harder to find people on other servers....
What's your solution to end all wars?
What are your ideas, that if you could implement would likely stop our species from warring so much?...
YSK that โneoliberalโ refers to a discrete set of economic policies including deregulation, privatization, and so-called โfree tradeโ implemented by both center-right and center-left parties
Why YSK: Iโve noticed in recent years more people using โneoliberalโ to mean โDemocrat/Labor/Social Democrat politicians I donโt likeโ. This confusion arises from the different meanings โliberalโ has in American politics and further muddies the waters....
Is this real life? (lemmy.world)
Logseq: A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management. (github.com)
With everything going on with Twitter and Reddit I feel like I have a new appreciation for having my own local knowledge base on Logseq....
Why do people keep voting for authoritarian leaders?
I'm just trying to understand. Erdogan in Turkey, Putin in Russia, Orban in Hungary etc... Why do these leaders still get so much support after all they've done?...
What's an innocent misconception about your hobby/profession that drives you up the wall?
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you're into music you must be able to play any random instrument....