I get what you say but I don't understand who said that was cringe?

Nah, social division of labour is almost as old as civilization itself. It's not possible to do everything by yourself, if you're lucky enough not to die of hunger in a few weeks, you'll die of a preventable disease within a few years.

Capitalist exploitation of it (combined with faux individualism) is the issue.

Translating to this scenario, there would be no issue if we had community kitchens with cheap/free food and well-paid workers. The issue is the capitalists extracting surplus value from a basic necessity, partly by convincing everyone to hate their neighbours and eat alone.

And now, I feel seen.

I’m reading AGAINST THE MACHINE: the unmaking of humanity. It’s in this neighborhood. You might like it.