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Stop blaming the rich and the corporations. They love when 8 billion people throw up their hands and give up, while continuing to buy cheap stuff. Blaming the
by chneu 2y ago
Stop blaming the rich and the corporations. They love when 8 billion people throw up their hands and give up, while continuing to buy cheap stuff.
Blaming the rich/corps is exactly what they want. They'll gladly be your bad guy as long as you keep buying their goods, which people do.
We are blasted by capitalist logic that we are shaped by. The second anyone says "maybe everyday people need to consume less?" people freak out like they're being assaulted. But nobody seems to call out corporations for their, "You deserve this environmental disaster of a hamburger" propaganda advertisement.
The world's few thousand illionaires don't consume like the other 8 billion people. Using the rich as an excuse just perpetuates the destruction and let's the rich continue.
The absolute worst part? Most people idolize the rich and pretend that one day they too will be rich. Capitalism has convinced us that we are entitled to excess. Calling out how insane this is is a social no-no because it makes people fee-fees hurt.
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