Today’s episode explores how modern industrial capitalism has eroded the domestic sanctuary and the “commons of time.” The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contrasts a past where a single income could support a stable household with a present defined by financial extraction and the necessity of multiple wages. This economic pressure creates a heavy “gravity” that forces families to prioritise survival and rigid schedules over love, play, and personal interests. By framing the struggle as a matter of relativity, her text illustrates how the relentless speed of the clock bends human life toward exhaustion. Ultimately, her piece mourns the loss of the kitchen table as a metaphorical space where connection can exist without the interference of spreadsheets or algorithms.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/executive-functioning-relativity
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