▲ 285 ▼ People over profit? In this economy? (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by jaycifer@lemmy.world to c/antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is the second of fourteen trolley problem memes I saved a decade ago. There’s another batch down the line from a month or so after that.
[–] youcantreadthis 2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Taxes implies they're still alive use pillaged loot instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Most of the money is virtual, and vanishes with their shitty companies. They buy mansions with bank loans that are based on the imaginary collateral and some sort of assumption the billionaires will pay them back someday. I’m pretty sure that’s what’s really keeping the system in place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] youcantreadthis 1 point 5 months ago Money has always been fake pure abstraction the difference between a coin and a poker chip is how cool it is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Most of the money is virtual, and vanishes with their shitty companies. They buy mansions with bank loans that are based on the imaginary collateral and some sort of assumption the billionaires will pay them back someday. I’m pretty sure that’s what’s really keeping the system in place. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] youcantreadthis 1 point 5 months ago Money has always been fake pure abstraction the difference between a coin and a poker chip is how cool it is permalink fedilink source parent
[–] youcantreadthis 1 point 5 months ago Money has always been fake pure abstraction the difference between a coin and a poker chip is how cool it is permalink fedilink source parent