It’s back to the farm

Imagine that world, where each individual must supply for their own needs, using their own hands to provide for their own water, food and shelter, their only source of energy coming from the digestion of food. The importance of careers would be lost, and materialism would have no place. Globalisation would not exist. Instead, belonging to a local community would become very important.

This of course is how communities once were, when modern technology did not exist—people lived within their energy means and energy was not something that was wasted indiscriminately. Planning and critical thinking were employed first before any actions were taken. Maximum efficiency was always the goal.
The Republic