He was talking to two dudes who liked like tire mechanics. I saw him right when I was entering the building so I didn't really get a chance to check it out. Idk if it was a shirt for an org or what, as far away as I was it may have been an anti-communist shirt for all I know. I was hoping I'd see him again when I left but sadly he was gone.

Anyway I just thought that was weird.

  • ikilledtheradiostar [comrade/them, love/loves]
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    5 months ago

    If its made to order in a union shop, shirt too, then 40 bucks is probably what it costs with some proceeds going to podcast and probably artist .

    Most things are cheap now BC of massive exploitation. As multi polarity increases expect most things to become more inline with this shirt.

    • bumpusoot [any]
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      5 months ago

      That might be true if the shirts were made to order in union shops with vaguely fair profit sharing. There's nothing I can see to indicate that's the case here, though, just bourgeois decadence.

      • Chronicon [they/them]
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        5 months ago

        bourgeois decadence is when branded merch? communism is when you only dress in the cheapest possible clothing?

        I have some hesitance about it too, but admittedly it wouldn't be non-exploitative even if this happened in a union shop with great profit sharing. The raw materials and t-shirt blanks would likely be another story, and so would the delivery and payment processing, and union shops aren't exactly revolutionary even if they tend to be better for workers.

        I can see the argument that its more important to build up a communist media apparatus (and this requires money) than to refuse to make money by not selling anything because of ethical concerns that are basically impossible to fully address.

        • bumpusoot [any]
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          5 months ago

          Sorry, I clearly didn't deliver it well, but the "bourgeois decadence" was honestly just a joke. I agree with all thata you said.

          • Chronicon [they/them]
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            5 months ago

            ur good i just have no sense of humor sometimes and when im unsure I seriouspost