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What's the biggest misconception you think many people have? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Ideally the answers aren't just political soapboxing.

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[–] 119 points 5 months ago (8 children)

That the world is a zero sum game. That in order to have something, someone else has to go without. That in order to be great you have to drag others down.

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  • [–] 37 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    It's the driver for misogyny, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, and so much else.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    A lot of those aren't necessarily a "zero sum game" strategy and more of just that many people are genuinely judgemental, ignorant piles of shit.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    It's a mix of things! Many racists don't think of themselves as racist and primarily worry about actions to empower minorities because of the zero sum thinking, not so much because it's helping "the wrong people"

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    Capitalism is worse. It's literally Monopoly. We've all played that shitty fucking game. With capitalism you get perpetual inflation. A negative sum game. A zero sum game at least implies some basic conservation mechanics, perhaps even a fairness. A negative sum game is a total debt based economy. Waste is a feature. Disposability and commodities go together like peas and carrots, and that ethos sadly reverberates across ecosystems until the planet is dead but you got those pounds or dollars or pesos or whatever. Can't eat them. Can't really do Jack shit with them.

    The rich gonna wake up some day soon and find the farmer has a well oiled rifle. They'll make rich fertilizer.... 🤑

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