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[–] 34 points 11 months ago

The best way I’ve heard the class war explained in a while.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    This isn't necessarily new, but it's gotten worse. I think we are past the point of capitalism providing any "good". You can argue we needed it for a bit to breed engenuity and creation, but at this point we are just making shit worse with our advancements.

    I heard a subway take that the world would be better if the Internet was just turned off, and I'm starting to agree!

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago

    Ingenuity and creation was never made by capitalism. A great majority of those who created anything new that brought us forward in any aspect (let that be scientific, technological, societal etc. progress), didn't do it for the money, or the fame.

    Capitalism isn't the driving force. It was never actually needed - but those dependent on exploiting the workers, will gladly tell you that you wouldn't have your iPhones or computers or any modern things was it not for capitalism. Don't believe them.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    No, the rest of us aren't on the payroll. In their eyes, we're expendable, nameless chum that greases the wheels of their cash machine.

    Don't kid yourselves. We're not "human" to any of them. 🤌🏼

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    There's like 3000 billionaires at least

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    The rest of us are just the slavestock.

    FTFY

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Well I quit, and I'm taking the CEO with me.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    I've likened it to Epcott and we all work there and instead of it being a single city it's the entire country :) We get paid in Epcott Bucks. We don't own anything.

    Being self-employed or otherwise owning your job and its success, having access to good healthcare, owning your own property, and making sure your loved ones have a way to protect them in case they need emergency assistance immediately when you arent there: Easy or otherwise affordable access to all of that is about all people need from their government to break free from the hold of capitalism. Debt is just another form of slavery.

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  • [+] 1 point 11 months ago (5 children)
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Ya'll aren't actively sabotaging this shit?

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