"When I walk down a public street, I’m unable to stop myself from thinking constantly about how I’m being perceived."
Indeed, the product is ultimately one's own mind. That's what patriarchy is too in 2024 - to quote a rather immoral person, Foucault, (some) women become "their own overseer, each [woman] thus exercising surveillance over, and against themself," but instead of seeing the source they blame it on abstractions, because abstractions are much easier to deal with than reality itself. Effectively, this turns into a form of ressentiment.
Anyway, I do think modern Cosmo should be outlawed along with Teen Vogue and similar such media, pure brain rot.
I honestly think it’s going to become more commonplace to co-habit with platonic partners. Something about modern romantic relationships is falling short at the moment and I think it’s making people curious about other ways to live happily that don’t just orbit the romantic arc
Interesting read. This almost feels like the mirror opposite description of the stereotype of men letting themselves go and becoming “feral” when not being able to find stable relationships and make a steady living for themselves.
It seems odd to use the shared manual labor trait of a commune as a way to thrive away from patriarchy. Thriving in communities is based on industriousness wherever that comes from, but if you start to think about a society growing out and up for the sake of the whole, a lot of that has been built on the backs of men. That doesn’t mean women haven’t worked very hard, but the most physical and often complicated tasks that have allowed civilizations and networks to thrive are left up to them.
I don’t think anyone is really the enemy in this article, but it does read more like a desire to run away from the challenges of life and stop trying rather than build an alternative that offers something new, even if its something for a small group of people. If it's a half-joke half-aspiration, perhaps it's better to think of it as a sentiment of needing a break and having a little distance to reflect upon what is important in life.
"When I walk down a public street, I’m unable to stop myself from thinking constantly about how I’m being perceived."
Indeed, the product is ultimately one's own mind. That's what patriarchy is too in 2024 - to quote a rather immoral person, Foucault, (some) women become "their own overseer, each [woman] thus exercising surveillance over, and against themself," but instead of seeing the source they blame it on abstractions, because abstractions are much easier to deal with than reality itself. Effectively, this turns into a form of ressentiment.
Anyway, I do think modern Cosmo should be outlawed along with Teen Vogue and similar such media, pure brain rot.
This all SPEAKS to me! My female friends and I are forever talking about our Commune and what a great space it will be. Love this.
Aw I’m glad you liked it!!
I honestly think it’s going to become more commonplace to co-habit with platonic partners. Something about modern romantic relationships is falling short at the moment and I think it’s making people curious about other ways to live happily that don’t just orbit the romantic arc
Interesting read. This almost feels like the mirror opposite description of the stereotype of men letting themselves go and becoming “feral” when not being able to find stable relationships and make a steady living for themselves.
It seems odd to use the shared manual labor trait of a commune as a way to thrive away from patriarchy. Thriving in communities is based on industriousness wherever that comes from, but if you start to think about a society growing out and up for the sake of the whole, a lot of that has been built on the backs of men. That doesn’t mean women haven’t worked very hard, but the most physical and often complicated tasks that have allowed civilizations and networks to thrive are left up to them.
I don’t think anyone is really the enemy in this article, but it does read more like a desire to run away from the challenges of life and stop trying rather than build an alternative that offers something new, even if its something for a small group of people. If it's a half-joke half-aspiration, perhaps it's better to think of it as a sentiment of needing a break and having a little distance to reflect upon what is important in life.