Like, the planet is gonna be uninhabitable???

  • Maoo [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    Most people don't know what capitalism is and therefore cannot assign blame to it.

    • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Capitalism is when trade, therefore always existed. Private property is my toothbrush. People have no clue what Capitalism is and they have no clue what the alternatives actually are.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        1 year ago

        Basically why people go insane and become Sovereign Citizens.

        At some base level, they understand that this is all bullshit. But they'll buy into this theory that there's One Neat Trick to navigate your way out of a miserable existence.

        So rather than understanding capitalism as this all encompassing ideological system of captive human labor, they adopt this Cheat Code mentality where anyone sufficiently educated and savvy can win by tapping in the right combo.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          At some base level, they understand that this is all bullshit. But they'll buy into this theory that there's One Neat Trick to navigate your way out of a miserable existence.

          So rather than understanding capitalism as this all encompassing ideological system of captive human labor, they adopt this Cheat Code mentality where anyone sufficiently educated and savvy can win by tapping in the right combo.

          That's the ideological basis and appeal of almost every cryptoscam, too. cryptocurrency dumpster-fire

    • underisk [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Even among those that understand what capitalism is and even why it's bad there's a sizable faction who think it's the best thing we've ever tried or can try.