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It's a gross, misguided oversimplification to indict "capitalism" in the fate of these (possibly real) people. Does personal responsibility no longer enter the
by dmitrybrant 8y ago
It's a gross, misguided oversimplification to indict "capitalism" in the fate of these (possibly real) people. Does personal responsibility no longer enter the lexicon of our progressive culture? No, it must be someone else's fault. No, scratch that, it must be the system's fault!
Of course, at its worst, "capitalism" can become exploitative of people's desires, obsessions, and addictions. But with just a little cognitive effort, it's easy enough to see through these tactics. I mean, "Tom" has a graduate degree in advertising, ffs.
- WkndTriathlete 8y agoIt's clearly difficult for some people. After all, there's a reason we have help lines and support groups for gambling addiction, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, etc. Hell, a lot of people cannot exercise the responsibility it takes to eat right and exercise regularly. Should it be a surprise that such a thing like "consumption addiction" might be real? Do we really want an end-stage capitalist system that enables people to be perpetual interest-servicing wage-slaves because they cannot - for whatever reason - exercise financial discipline?