Jinond_o_nicks [he/him, they/them]

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Cake day: August 18th, 2023

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  • Can you elaborate a bit more what you mean by this?

    I'm not who you're replying to, but maybe I can take a stab at answering your question.

    The way I see it, under capitalism, people are encouraged to see each other as competitors - business owners are placed in competition with each other for market share, and workers are forced into competition with one another for work. Under capitalism, if you don't work, you don't eat. This sort of relationship is far from natural, and often brings out the worst in people.

    On the other hand, the collective nature of work that has developed along with capitalism (for example, a whole bunch of people working together in a factory, on a construction site, or in an office, towards the production of a product or service) can - and does - exert an opposing influence in favour of working class solidarity as well.

    Hope this helps, at least a bit!