Shower thought: while Gofundme is probably generally a good thing, it really relies on commodifying one's situation to meet a new market for community participation as a kind of luxury good literally purchased in dollars
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I know *a lot* of culturally and intellectually secular people who are adopting religion just to have some semblance of a safety net built on being seen, understood and cared for as an individual rather than just being a diligent taxpayer or someone who constantly upskillshttps://twitter.com/HelloShreyas/status/1287522332890865665 …
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Volunteerism is typically pretty good for people and a lot closer to the mark, but it still relies on a very clear persisting distinction between "helper" and "helped" that doesn't seem to be so readily salient in the healthiest families/friendships/microcommunities
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People seem a lot better off when the ways they give help and receive help are fluid and generally nonmonetary, such that they don't have to allow themselves to be bilked by consistent game-players or feel like they're a "drain" on some system themselves
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Disclaimer: most things/services that people need can be bought with money. Trade is not bad. Money is not bad. Donating money is not bad. It's very good! I just think a lot of people are running up against the challenges of overly explicitly/scalably organizing social primates
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Pascal's precaution
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Same as it ever was. This seems like it will always be the central role of religion.
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If they are doing it because they feel there is a void in their life, good. If they are doing it "just in case" - not so good.
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Broke: old religion Woke: science Bespoke: A new religion Humanity’s still in the primordial state. We’ve got the materialist fundamentals and the timeline more or less sorted, we just need new rituals. The stars await
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It seems there is a huge niche to be filled with a secular replacement for religion. Something with the community aspect, acknowledgment of your humanity and worth, rituals and celebrations, but without the mysticism. I hope a humanist version will emerge at some point.
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Oh it’s being filled buddy
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