"So did I."

  • DragonBallZinn [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Enshittification does have a historic term: rent-seeking behavior. It's all about taking more money without creating wealth. Even Adam Smith vehemently opposed this and called it anti free-market, since he wanted the market to also be free from lords.

    Now, so much of the US economy is built around rent-seeking and now we're all scratching our heads why China is kicking our asses, and our governments are so corrupt.

    • Hohsia [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      Spending a few minutes with an “apolitical” or even non-leftist person kinda shows you how utterly fucked we are lmao these people live to uncritically consume their slop at whatever rate they’re charged. Just a prime example of people who don’t know what is in their best interest

      • barrbaric [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        There's also a decently large group who make us look like bloomers, who think that humanity is irredeemable and deserve to die due to climate change etc.

        • Hohsia [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          ‘Tis why it’s socialism or barbarism