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[–] 105 points 1 year ago (7 children)

"Anyways working 40 hours a week MORE THAN DESERVES food, shelter, health care and education"

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is the distinction we need to focus on. These things are human rights and we are all in for everyone!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    There's no need to stop one to get the other. Getting people to accept any working person deserves their basic needs met is a stepping stone to getting them to believe everyone deserves it.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    SpoilerWhoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    ooof, right in the compassion and decency

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Why again aren't we building an alternative right now? As soon as I pull off passive income, I'm devoting my time to making a big fuck you to this system, it is my life goal.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    From what source do you plan on getting a passive income?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Investment I'm afraid. It's hard to even think of the other alternatives (developer, blogger, etc) while working 6 days a week. But I can certainly just earn a ton of cash, then earn a nice return on it.

    Though it's risky, just saying it won't work, and I can't, will sooner get you nowhere than doing something at least.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    What alternative?

    Unless you're talking about massively reforming your governments and the way your society is structured there is no alternative.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The alternative: trade directly and drop out of the consumerist market. Kick out everyone who tries to gouge, exploit, or trade shovelware.

    Nothing stopping us from starting up groups.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Indeed, as long as you're aware, eventually it would be a parallel form of governance.

    Kick out everyone who tries to gouge, exploit, or trade shovelware.

    Yep, this sounds like governance to me! Just a better form that what you've been left with.

    Sounds great :) wish you all the best (genuinely).

    I'm honestly shocked the Americans aren't already in-full blown revolt due to poverty.

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  • Pls share the source

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  • [+] -52 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    No one deserves anything, stardust doesn’t become important just because it forms a particular structure.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    I acknowledge your absolute nihilism, but I strongly believe in the existence of something more than just the physical reason in that sense. I believe in the existence of ethics, and with that tool I support human rights in all their forms.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Dangerous precedent to build your philosophy on.

    If no one deserves anything, that includes people who already have money. Why not tax every billionaire at 1500% and give that money to other people? Stardust doesn't become important just because it forms the structure of a billionaire.

    But why stop there? Why have government at all? Why have law enforcement? Why not just do whatever we want to, to whomever we want to? Stardust doesn't become important just because it forms the structure of a legal code.

    Nihilism requires anarchy to be logically consistent. And if nothing means anything, that includes your property and personal rights. The fact is that, in order to operate in this world at all, we have to value some things, and at least most of the people have to agree on most of the things we're going to value. On a basic level, that's how complex life has always functioned. On a more esoteric level, that's our species' evolutionary advantage: society.

    Right now, the West has decided that we're going to value capital (and, in some cases, even just the idea of capitalism). Some people are saying, no, we should value people over and above capital; they're facing a fight, not because nothing matters, but because the people in control have decided that only their financial enrichment matters.

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  • [+] -51 points 1 year ago (17 children)
  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Yeah, that might be because you're maligning a group of people based on the color of their skin. That's generally frowned upon.

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  • [+] -34 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    …why would that be bad? white people have been doing it for centuries…

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Self burns are rare. You just admitted you're no better than someone from a group you hate.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Wdym by choose their own handicap?

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  • [+] -34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    no other group gets to “choose”, you’re black not nigerian, you’re asian not taiwanese, white people Re dutch or english, or german….brown people are mexican, or islamic….don’t you get it?..

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  • [+] -36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    …i love the downvotes, it means i’m corect…human beings subdivide without any merit….they are racist by nature….

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Meanwhile in another universe "No one voted on my comment, therefore they're ignoring me because I'm right"

    And in another "wow that's a lot of upvotes, I knew I was right!"

    Your logic elsewhere may or may not be sound but your diagnosis on why people are voting the way they are is clearly not.

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