Yeah, I hope I didn't come across as shitting on parents. The nuclear family hurts you too. It's insane to expect two people to shoulder all that work, much less one person. A lot of people don't have that restraint.
Capitalist Realism was for me quite a depressing read so it's reassuring that it actually helped someone on the path to the grill. It's definitely true that the doomscroll impulse can't be simply avoided, it needs to be replaced with as you say, empowerment, agency, and community. I'm curious how you initially leaped over that seemingly infinite gap?
It's also nice to see that someone who managed to actually start doing praxis remembered their poster roots. I can imagine for many people who succeed in logging off, they would need that categorical ban, so to another poster it looks like nobody succeeds because our only interface is posts. Now shoo! Back out into the world with you! We'll join you when we're ready. o7
I think I get the difference between "use value" and "exchange value", but what does he mean by generic "Value"?