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In capitalism it's all about illusion. Illusion of healthy, illusion of choice, illusion of ancient, illusion of homemade. If they can sell it to you, reality d
by dsego 9y ago
In capitalism it's all about illusion. Illusion of healthy, illusion of choice, illusion of ancient, illusion of homemade. If they can sell it to you, reality doesn't even matter.
- StevePerkins 9y agoI think this is pretty much a constant in every system of human organization that's ever existed.
- dsego 9y agoI guess you're right.
- baq 9y ago"Under capitalism, man oppresses man. But under socialism, it's the other way around."
- dvdhnt 9y agoWhat does that even mean? Who said it?
- linksnapzz 9y agoIIRC it's a joke commonly attributed to soviet-era Russians. That might be a clue as to the meaning....
- eeZah7Ux 9y agoWriting this on HN gets you plenty of downvotes. Everybody here is going to be the next internet billionaire.