By investing in publicly traded stock, you’re purchasing part ownership of the means of production and making profits off someone else’s labor. I don’t see how you can even justify owning small amounts of stocks when it contributes to such awful things on a massive scale.
bruh, yeah, but you still live in a capitalist system. so you gotta do what you can to live.
Think of it this way - if you're already earning enough to eat good food, live in a good place, afford a decent education for your kids, have good healthcare for you family, have a retirement plan etc etc, then don't invest in stocks if you want to say you're a leftist.
But if you don't, and investing into stocks can help you get those things (healthcare, food, education), then don't feel guilty about it - you're not investing anywhere near the amount you would need to for it to be practically exploitative - compared to what the millionaires and billionaires are putting the workers through, you're basically an ant that bit them one time. you're being in the stock market doesn't mean shit either way.
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lol why did people think 401k are a better idea than pensions?
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holy shit, that 2nd point tho. Only ever thought of it in the first way.