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Trading stocks does not make you a capitalist (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 11 points 6 months ago (17 children)

Maybe a useful distinction to be had between “capitalist class” and “enthusiasts for the capitalist system”

The word is used for both of those things.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    Oh sweet. I'm petty bourgeoise!

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Seriously this low effort slop graphic is cringe

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    It’s a fair point but is it wrong?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I don't disagree with the overall message of the "pamphlet", I take issue with its execution. It's low quality, low effort media, created with the same technology that the ruling class is currently employing to steal from workers, cut their bargaining power, alienate them from their work and from each other, shirk legal and moral accountability, and destroy the environment.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    That’s all valid criticism. Im happy to say I didn’t create it, and I would love to see better. I’m a bit inclined to delete the image, but I’d love to find an alternative.

    Most that I can find are more outdated and tend to assume people know the meanings of the various terms. And the other one I added (down thread) is a little too fine-grained for my taste.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    So upper middle class professionals who live in fancy houses making 200k with lots of investments are just proletariat in this classification?

    I feel like they have kinda different interests.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago*

    Honestly: yes.

    There’s other classifications or sub-classifications particularly with regards to how much someone may benefit from capitalism and therefore where their interests might lie, but ultimately I think the bourgeoisie vs the proletariat is about how much influence they have over how society works.

    Here’s another infographic which tries to cover that angle, no comment on how successful/ accurate it may be. Personally I think it divides people too much. (Source: Reddit, latestagecapitalism)

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    Yeah, I fall in that category, and even though I own a tiny fraction of various companies, I don’t control the means of production. I sell my labor. The fact that I get paid more for it doesn’t change that, and to those that do control the means of production, I am just as disposable. That’s why I have to save and invest; to give myself a way to support my family when that happens.

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