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Swaraj in the times of Corona

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I have been thinking about this for some time. When I hear “the Economy is down” and see people’s apprehensions when GDP is stooping. All these were built on false foundations in the first place, is my thought. All the economic principles are based on the assumption that humans are inherently greedy and looking out for material benefits. And that these materials or resources humans are in the run for are scarce. The whole approach is based on scarcity, that makes one see too little of themselves and others as well in the whole run for "achievement of best human potential". The commodification of something as beautiful as human existence has lead humanity to be devoid of its natural beauty. Attack on nature and environment, creation of classes superior and inferior, more worthy and less worthy and so on. It’s been almost two years since I haven’t been on a regular job or earned. I’ve subsisted on little savings and sustained by abundant support from individua