Social primitivism

Social primitivism is a political ideology based around wealth redistribution combined with an opposition to modern technology. The ideology first emerged in Yesteria during the Yesterian Anti-Technological Revolution in 1779, when peasants in Yesteria rose up in opposition to the industrial revolution and the emergent capitalist class.

Socialist ideals

Adherents of social primitivism's economic and social beliefs are similar to those of socialists, while retaining some distinctive characteristics and a predominantly rural focus. Due to the nature of the anti-technology portion of social primitivism, a society run on this ideology, like Yesteria, would necessarily mean most of the population lives a rural lifestyle.

Therefore, the matter of ownership of the means of production is in many ways easier to tackle than for socialists supporting modern technology, as in social primitivism most individuals will be owners or part-owners of smaller farms. In even more primitive communities, such as the remaining hunter-gatherer groups on Yesteria's Southern Island, there is already collective ownership - or, rather, lack of ownership at all - of food sources.

Social primitivists argue for taxation on said farms to provide a minimum guaranteed standard supply of food and agricultural products to those who do live in towns, with measures to ensure that in the event of small harvests, those working the farms do not lose out. In Yesteria, the formal economy and use of currency makes up only around 40% of transactions with the majority being based on barter, or in some communities gifts, of goods and services.