• Acute_Engles [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    It's far more efficient and easy to cook for many people than it is for everyone to cook for themselves. The amount of human labor involved is just one aspect where this is the case.

    A living space without a full kitchen requires less space and labor to build and maintain and could be an option for people who don't want to cook, located near communal eating spaces.

    If one of the positive aspects of communism is that people are able to express themselves and their passions in a world where not everything is commodified, that necessarily means those with a passion for cooking and baking would need an outlet.

    Disabled people exist and not everyone is capable of cooking food easily on their own.

    Eating a cold sandwich that's been in the fridge for 14 hours then a cooler for 5 every day at lunch is boring as fuck so there better still be little kitchens I can try out if you want me to continue working construction for the people.

    Literally eating together is one of the oldest communal acts you little shit

    That's just off the top of my head

    • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah I think «restaurants» in their current form are indeed a holdover from up and coming bourgeoisie wanting to feel like aristocrats with their waiters and menus and food to order, but the idea of people eating together with a chef predates capitalism by many millennia. My partner fucking loves cooking, and they'd love to cook for loads of people all the time post-revolution. Maybe you won't always get to choose your dish, and won't get a fucking waiter for you to make fun of, but communal dining is awesome and will never go away.