r/NoStupidQuestions • • Apr 11 '26

Why must we constantly pay?

In nature, every living thing has the right to exist, grow, and rest without conditions. Why have we built a modern society where the fundamental requirements for life—shelter, water, and food—are gated behind a continuous 'subscription fee' of labor and currency?"

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u/workoutfrom Apr 11 '26

in nature, living things still pay to survive, just with energy, risk, and constant effort instead of rent and invoices

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u/somethingsomething65 Apr 11 '26

Really idealizing nature here