Empowering Individuals and Communities: The Role of Non-Market Participatory In-Kind Calculations and Participatory Planning in the Vision of Participatory Communism
By Direct Democratic Communist Confederation Non-market participatory in-kind calculations represent one of the most efficient ways for individuals to live on this planet with minimal voluntary labor, allowing people to enjoy a moderate to luxurious lifestyle while having ample free time and opportunities for leisure. In such a system, traditional notions of work and financial exchange become obsolete. The concept of money and market-driven economies reflects humanity's historical tendencies toward ignorance, savagery and exploitation. In fact, the origins of money, wages, and market systems can be traced back nearly 5,000 to 8,000 years to the Sumerian and Egyptian civilizations. Modern Western society, therefore, continues to be fundamentally shaped by these ancient and primitive economic concepts. As a result, western intellectuals and civilians behave like primitive savages. Those primitive savages, instead of living in the jungle, live in the cities with primitive institutio...