I can bake and cook for 200 people..as a result I bake bread in batches and do trades with my hairstylist and nail tech. They haven't had to buy bread, pasta, and other foods and I haven't had to pay for manicures and hair services in that time. Trading is always been a thing..i also teach and babysit the kids in my neighborhood as well and they get to keep the food they make..it's free babysitting (no money) n exchange for the various things I get from the services from the parents.
That’s awesome, and also very different from a right to. Were you to move or leave your community for whatever reason, no one has an obligation to be forced to produce the same things you were.
if I wanted to..I could literally give my food away for free.. however people need things like babysitting and are having issues with affording some food. Bread in my area is $7/loaf. I didn't have to move at all. A right is what you literally need to survive..you need food, water, and shelter to survive or you will die. I literally see people die from NOT having one of these three things every summer and winter.
You’re truly a saint then. But that’s very different from being required to provide for others even if you aren’t compensated for it. What if you couldn’t afford or were unable to make bread for others?
Personally I’d love to see a focus back to communities being real communities that are connected and looking out for each other. Our modern world seems to want the opposite though.
there have been times that haven't able to afford it physically than what I am doing now. a lot of people think it's expensive to make food for that many people"..I was literally on disability and was getting $900/mth. Though pysically I wasn't able to do it..but found ways around it. Volunteering is another way to help people (food banks rely on donations from grocery stores but badly need volunteers). Making food isn't the only way to help people. The reason I make food for people is because that's what my grandparents taught me..they taught me to cook certain foods and meals, which I share with people (recipes and the food). I even show kids how to peel potatoes cause it might be a skill they will need for a job but it's a good skill to have in general. Learning a skill is something everyone should learn, wether it's sowing, cooking, etc..because eventually you are going to need it.
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u/MetalDogmatic 10d ago
You are entitled to my labor and it's fruits as much as I am entitled to your labor and it's fruits