Shit sucks man

  • Deadend [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Capitalism relied on the labor theory of value, until recent decades when layoffs started to increase a companies value.

    As at this point, the ideal corporation has no workers or locations or product, but is merely rent collection.

    • blight [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      hmm i wonder why people turn to crime

      a real head-scratcher that one

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        It’s a complete mystery to liberalism. But it’s the purest form of capitalism.

        • GinAndJuche
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          1 year ago

          Does that mean be gay do crime is cancelled if crime is the purest form of capitalism? I liked that slogan tbh

            • GinAndJuche
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              1 year ago

              Gotcha. Wasn’t sure where the line was (could have jus meant organized crime or something too, hence the asking). Thanks

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      at this point, the ideal corporation has no workers or locations or product, but is merely rent collection.

      That's like 20% of the fortune 500 at least. The rest are hybrid rent collection and mass layoffs.

      Another thing is that they realized coordinating layoffs works well because it lets them re-hire the same people on new terms without giving them a chance to organize it negotiate.

      Plus a lot of companies in the West are primarily administrative at this point, so the value comes mostly from someone else's labor somewhere else and the western admin worker is getting a cut of that person's surplus, which means firing tons of them leaves more for the capitalist until the administrative system starts to crumble do to lack of productive labor.