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People complaining about capitalism are like teenagers complaining about parents

9 points by lopkeny12ko 3y ago

anigbrowl 3y ago
'Yet you participate in society! Curious! I am very intelligent.' https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som... PG's comments here are trite and shallow. This isn't even an essay arguing his case, just a clickbaity aphorism. The low quality of the replies speaks for itself.
50 3y ago
i take it this guy isn't big on critical theory
- kergonath 3y ago
  Or thinking, for that matter
coldtea 3y ago
If their parents historically and now, had workers desperate for work working to the bone with no regard to them as human, no safety, horrible conditions, for substinence wages, had kids working in factories, could not care less about human life, safety, community and environmental impact, unless they were forced to by law (often after fiercy resisting demands for change, inluding with murderous thugs used against their workers), have destroyed the environment with their blatant disregard of externalities, operated sweatshops throughout the world (and when they could, in the USA too) while pocketing huge profit margins, made goverments do their bidding domestically and abroad (including establishing dictatorships to safeguard or push for their interests), pushed for neoliberal reforms which in the couse of 50 years made healthcare, education, and housing out of reach for many, while bringing working conditions and everything else (including product quality) in a race to the bottom, tried to establish, secure, and exploit monopolies, avoid paying taxes with loopholes they bribed to pass into law, were blatant narcisissts and sociopaths, and, in general, would sell heroin to babies if it was legal (or they knew they'd could get away with it with some small fine), then those people 100% have a point against their parents...
JoeAltmaier 3y ago
Yet we have a real opportunity to run our society on something other than capitalism, if that would work better for us. Credit for social good; a UBI for basic subsistence; hell even a digitally brokered barter system are all possible. Capitalism is 'obvious' to those with money and power. But it is not inevitable, as we are led to believe.
superchroma 3y ago
Considering that people are actively receiving 5 figure checks from Elon from adrev on inflammatory tweets, it is now in your direct interest to ignore this content if you don't like it. Don't even open the thread. Support creators and posters you love. Block everyone else.
WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago
He need to step away from his bubble a little bit https://twitter.com/JoshuaPHilll/status/1680991486098255872 https://twitter.com/JoshuaPHilll/status/1680991486098255872

9 points by lopkeny12ko 3y ago

'Yet you participate in society! Curious! I am very intelligent.' https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som... PG's comments here are trite and shallow. This isn't even an essay arguing his case, just a clickbaity aphorism. The low quality of the replies speaks for itself.

50 3y ago

i take it this guy isn't big on critical theory

kergonath 3y ago
Or thinking, for that matter

coldtea 3y ago

If their parents historically and now, had workers desperate for work working to the bone with no regard to them as human, no safety, horrible conditions, for substinence wages, had kids working in factories, could not care less about human life, safety, community and environmental impact, unless they were forced to by law (often after fiercy resisting demands for change, inluding with murderous thugs used against their workers), have destroyed the environment with their blatant disregard of externalities, operated sweatshops throughout the world (and when they could, in the USA too) while pocketing huge profit margins, made goverments do their bidding domestically and abroad (including establishing dictatorships to safeguard or push for their interests), pushed for neoliberal reforms which in the couse of 50 years made healthcare, education, and housing out of reach for many, while bringing working conditions and everything else (including product quality) in a race to the bottom, tried to establish, secure, and exploit monopolies, avoid paying taxes with loopholes they bribed to pass into law, were blatant narcisissts and sociopaths, and, in general, would sell heroin to babies if it was legal (or they knew they'd could get away with it with some small fine), then those people 100% have a point against their parents...

JoeAltmaier 3y ago

Yet we have a real opportunity to run our society on something other than capitalism, if that would work better for us. Credit for social good; a UBI for basic subsistence; hell even a digitally brokered barter system are all possible. Capitalism is 'obvious' to those with money and power. But it is not inevitable, as we are led to believe.

superchroma 3y ago

Considering that people are actively receiving 5 figure checks from Elon from adrev on inflammatory tweets, it is now in your direct interest to ignore this content if you don't like it. Don't even open the thread. Support creators and posters you love. Block everyone else.

WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago

He need to step away from his bubble a little bit https://twitter.com/JoshuaPHilll/status/1680991486098255872 https://twitter.com/JoshuaPHilll/status/1680991486098255872