There’s a subtle, lurking danger in commodification of everyday activities (ie bike racks replaced with expensive rental bikes), bodily functions (ie sleeping, toilet) and necessities that were part of the public good (ie water fountains replaced with bottled water vending machines, places to relax like parks replaced with mixed-use private patios and spaces that leave nothing for the public, in-spite of mandatory public spaces). On the current trajectory, there won’t be much of anywhere or anything left on the planet that doesn’t require spending money.. will breathing oxygen be monetized and taxed too? And if you can’t afford your oxygen bill? It sounds extremely ridiculous, but so would be VOSS water to a villager in the hills with free water, that is until corporations polluted their sources, public-private partnership works steal from the people and local sources commodified like in Ireland. Flint, MI; East Chicago; Durango; Crossett, Ark... thousands of communities can’t drink their local water because of pollution.
OTOH a social civil war/political upheaval or climate famine could be th straw that broke nearly pure crony capitalism’s back... unbounded greed and unchecked self-interest have, throughout history, led to the downfalls of civilizations.
OTOH a social civil war/political upheaval or climate famine could be th straw that broke nearly pure crony capitalism’s back... unbounded greed and unchecked self-interest have, throughout history, led to the downfalls of civilizations.