This review of this book “The right to useful unemployment” is helpful for understanding Illich’s writing (a little heavy for me). I do believe training us to be consumers and to not believe in our abilities to take care of ourselves, that we must always turn to “experts”, is instrumental in keeping us trapped in cycles of want and poverty. https://www.workingnowandthen.com/scholarstudent/reviews/ivan-illich-the-right-to-useful-unemployment/#:~:text=In%20The%20Right%20to%20Useful%20Employment%2C%20Illich%20explores%20the%20problems,and%20abilities%20of%20average%20people.
This review of this book “The right to useful unemployment” is helpful for understanding Illich’s writing (a little heavy for me).
I do believe training us to be consumers and to not believe in our abilities to take care of ourselves, that we must always turn to “experts”, is instrumental in keeping us trapped in cycles of want and poverty.