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thepiratebay's avatar

While American culture is historically patriarchal, its present and future doesn’t have to be. Consider indigenous cultures. They are very much cottagecore-like while also having a crucial and fulfilling place in their societies for all who were a part of them. This cottage core dream you describe does not have to be an illusion.

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ArtDeco's avatar

Well, I live in a cottage (in a rural area), and am married to an uber-gardener (so lots of flower and vegetable gardens), but I didn't even know there was a name for our style. It's just an aesthetic, not a radical lifestyle.

Small but beautiful, it still takes a lot of time, probably too much time for a young family with commutes and kids at home. We are retirees though, so it's fine for us.

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Shaenah Batterson's avatar

Good observations about the cottage core phenomena. I hadn’t thought about it that way before!

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Antonio Melonio's avatar

You know it ♥️

(Those things are heavy as fuck.)

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Antonio Melonio's avatar

It's more a metaphor than anything else. At least that's how I think about it.

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