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  • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    this presumes that living in this system is actually more fun and pleasurable than the alternative, which is blatantly incorrect (all pleasures are being slowly eroded away to increase profits)

    • Gucci_Minh [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      Gotta live in this hellscape and can't even get any soma smh

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      It's kind of the same mechanic we see when monopolies form. Initially, companies will often produce a genuinely good product to beat their competition. Then once they get market dominance, the quality of the product starts to decline because it's the only game in town and the customers are already locked in.