I like the idea of being sustainable, growing your own food, and living naturally. I used to dream about starting a commune or homestead, but now I’m starting to think the idealization of it is petty bourgeois and part of the settler mindset. Starting some farm in the wilderness is very reminiscent of the western frontier, and the homestead act which I am myself a beneficiary of. We don’t need more socialists leaving society, we need more urban farming and an end to monoculture.
What do y’all think about it?
I remember someone at r/antiwork that did the maths and started producing food for sale in local markets as a single worker, reaping the value of his own work. Apparently, after a lot of work he was making higher than minimum wage.
But I can’t find the link right now. I’ll continue looking for it and update this if I find it.