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submitted 6 hours ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

A lot of the things we do on a daily or weekly basis have ways of doing them that can either be private or communal, some of these which we do not think to consider as having that characteristic.

For example, bathing in the Roman Empire used to be communal, but then Rome fell and citizens in the splinter countries began taking baths privately.

Receiving mail is another example. There are countries which don't have mailboxes and everyone gets their mail at the post office in the PO boxes. It was the United States which pioneered the idea of the modern mail system, which is why we associate it as a private act.

There are activities as well which don't have any history as jumping between one or the other that might benefit from it, for example I think towns might benefit if internet was free and freely accessible but only at the local library.

What's a non-communal aspect of life you think should be communal?

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[-] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 minutes ago

Maybe it's being a product of my environment but there are so few things that are currently private that I would want to have to do publicly. I don't generally really want to contend with other people not shared facilities more than I have to. I definitely don't want communal bathing. I can stomach public transport, which is already a thing, but then I tend to spurn it where I live more often than not because of the lack of viability and convenience. I guess I would say I wish that where I was specifically that transport was more communal than it is now. I don't see how it really could be though because of the nature of where I live and the lack of density and the bad urban planning that led to everything being very spread out, but it'd be nice.

[-] scoobford@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 hours ago

A couple of ideas:

  • Home Ownership. I know condos exist, but it seems to me that we need a solution for home ownership that is accessible and ecologically viable. Traditional houses (and even duplex's/townhomes) are massively inefficient from a climate perspective, not to mention the space requirements and cost.

  • Child rearing. In college, I learned that children were typically raised by multiple neighbors, in order to lessen the strain on parents. I think it is unrealistic and unhealthy to expect people to nearly kill themselves attempting to raise a child for the first couple of years.

  • Recreation space. I realize this is mostly an American thing, but lawns are a colossal waste of space. To be of any use at all, they have to be at least half an acre, and realistically, there's no reason every single family needs their own outdoor recreation space. Plus, a tiny minority of people even use them these days.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Construction and development

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 hours ago
[-] lanhua@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

what if we held hands.. in the communal toilets <3

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 hours ago

Private property, specifically your toothbrush, comrade.

There’s always someone who doesn’t know so I’m contractually obligated to say that by property we mean the means of production and not any other personal belongings.

[-] fubarx@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 hours ago
[-] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago
[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I dunno, I've seen plenty of J.O. Bro communities.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

That goes well with my idea of pooping.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 6 hours ago

Cooking. Let's all just cook one big meal each week and split it among 6 other people, and receive 6 meals in return.

[-] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 5 hours ago

You know, that's not a bad idea. I only have to make one meal, but I get more variety in my food each day.

I bet it's easy to get going to, you only need a few friends / family / neighbours to get started

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 4 hours ago

I enjoy cooking; nothing takes the joy out of cooking quite like cooking for others.

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago

That's odd; I only enjoy cooking when I'm cooking for others. If it's just me, I don't give a fuck; pb&j, or I'll order, or Soylent... Or I just don't eat, much easier.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

I'm with you. I'm perfectly content making myself ramen or some pasta or even just a bowl of cereal and toast.

But if I'm cooking for people, I'm actually putting in effort, dammit.

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

That's fine; for me it's more or less meditative to cook for myself. 3 years of food service was enough.

I'm also fat so I can make things exactly to my personal tastes(awesome) and as much as I want (less awesome if not outright dangerous)

And if i feel creative the only one dealing with the consequences is me

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 hours ago

Transportation and gardening.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 hours ago

Communal gardens are a thing in many cities. My experience with them however has been skin to a HOA full of Karens

[-] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 13 points 6 hours ago

Cooking because it's a pain in the ass to prepare food in small batches (for 1-3 people). Plus clean up It's basically as much work to make food for 2 people as it is for 8.

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