Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 4 months agoJust a friendly (depressing) reminder that poverty is a social construct. As a society we say, 'cool' everyday.message-squaremessage-square28 fedilinkarrow-up187file-text
arrow-up187message-squareJust a friendly (depressing) reminder that poverty is a social construct. As a society we say, 'cool' everyday.Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 4 months agomessage-square28 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]hexbear9·4 months agoright, "social construct" doesn't mean "imaginary" link
minus-squarePluto [he/him, he/him]hexbear4·4 months agoYeah, and, for example, Marx said that "money" was technically "real" as early as The German Ideology. It wasn't a matter of saying "money is fiat and therefore it doesn't exist!" It was a matter of dealing with the system at the heart of it. link
minus-squareRyanGosling [none/use name]hexbear4·4 months agoHe iterates this with his belief in god: they’re all real because we said they are and affect our lives and the lives of others link
right, "social construct" doesn't mean "imaginary"
Yeah, and, for example, Marx said that "money" was technically "real" as early as The German Ideology. It wasn't a matter of saying "money is fiat and therefore it doesn't exist!" It was a matter of dealing with the system at the heart of it.
He iterates this with his belief in god: they’re all real because we said they are and affect our lives and the lives of others
yeah