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I Have a Cold; also, Capitalism and Loneliness
There’s no doubt about it; I’ve come down with a cold, and have a scratchy throat, congestion, a bit of coughing, and so on. I’ve been taking pseudoephedrine capsules, sucking on zinc gluconate lozenges, and drinking peppermint tea. Fortunately, I have plenty of zinc lozenges at home, although I had to leave the office yesterday to get a supply for desk drawer there. This care is doing me some good, I think, but I’m not in perfect health.
Since someone else’s minor illness is not always an interesting topic, I will also link to an article by Johan Norberg in Reason, addressing the question of whether capitalism is to blame for loneliness and isolation. Unsurprisingly, he takes the view that it is not, and that people are more likely to feel isolated and friendless in other kinds of society. Being largely free to live as they choose, and not having an assigned job at a state-owned factory, or being required to attend services at the local parish of the established church, does not make people purely isolated individuals; it means that they can choose whom to associate with, and what groups they wish to join.
Since someone else’s minor illness is not always an interesting topic, I will also link to an article by Johan Norberg in Reason, addressing the question of whether capitalism is to blame for loneliness and isolation. Unsurprisingly, he takes the view that it is not, and that people are more likely to feel isolated and friendless in other kinds of society. Being largely free to live as they choose, and not having an assigned job at a state-owned factory, or being required to attend services at the local parish of the established church, does not make people purely isolated individuals; it means that they can choose whom to associate with, and what groups they wish to join.