>We could just pare back the
>economy and return to a
>subsistence economy, in which each
>and every person was responsible
>for their daily needs of
>shelter, food, and security.

sounds good..mentality a lot of cats have though, that would be chaos & disorder..why do I need to be responsible for my needs when I can help myself to yours?

>Why plant when the forest has everything you need to eat?

yeah? so tear down the cities and plant (and re-plant) forests all over - over the farms? I feel like it would revert back to the good planners/foragers having to look out for others..say, when winter falls - and capitalism starting all over.

>
>Of course millions would die even
>if we gradually turned towards
>this "new" economy.

why?

>Should we even strive for equity, or a meritocracy...

so what does that mean? from your other paragraph am I right thinking that 'equity' means to be fair about things..which means justice. like you said who defines it and how?

meritocracy..that's like merit, each man for himself - okay, I see: that's the forest-foraging approach. work to live. but it seems somehow regressive. dunno.
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