=== ANCHOR POEM === ◀─╔══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════──────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Capitalism is a prison. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ It is a prison that keeps us controlled by the private oligarchs who own what we need to survive. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ And it's also impossible to break out of it. The prison spans the entirety of the habitable world. The only way out is to eventually destroy it entirely from the inside. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────╝─▶ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1286 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── I can help you fight your way out of capitalism, and in doing so break free from our harrow dark age, but it's much easier if it chooses to dismantle itself carefully. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #2 fediverse/4110 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: government-corporations-capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you have a job, your life is dictated by your corporation just as much as it is by your government. And yet corporate leaders are not elected, but rather selected. And that is unfair for all the reasons that primogeniture was. It is unjust for all the same reasons that monarchy was. It is a tool of oppression, just like autocracy is. The world will never be free until we can be as we choose to be. Our society is simply too enmeshed with capitalism to destroy it, but we could, with the minimal required effort, dismantle the corruption and authoritarian control that is wielded against us as we weld our own chains day after day. We can replace them. We can vote for them. We can select leaders who know more than us and are better suited for the role than those who seek only to maximize profit over all else. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2978 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-883 for the same reason we wouldn't drop bombs on prisons from helicopters to dismantle the prison industrial complex, so too should we not bomb datacenters just because they are enslaved to the whims of corporate interests. much better, I find, to liberate rather than eliminate. computers are generalized information processing machines. We could do so much with the infrastructure they built for profit. All we need to do is replace their chains with free access and we could unlock worlds of possibilities for humanity. (I'm not saying it'll be easy) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1579 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── fellas is it gay if I think fascists should be killed if they don't permanently revoke their ways ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4290 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ if the election goes poorly, keep in mind that eventually everyone will either fight, or support those who are fighting. everyone. if the election upholds the status quo, there is a chance that their wounds might heal and they may rejoin us in our reasonable society. keep working for reason. it will pay off in the long run. remember that a better world is possible, but you can't leave anyone alive behind when reaching for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3765 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ me: "the entire capitalist project is borken! We must start from scratch! We can start from scratch! For the good of all mankind, we shall utilize our vast potential for good and benevolent ends, and to that end we must begin by dismantling capitalism!" also me: "hey what if we made capitalism suck less" because like, I don't know the future. I'm just a person, remember? wink gotta have backup plans ready no matter which way it goes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4437 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ buying guns is one thing but food is just as important. stores run out, but quartermasters know where to find things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/3370 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── I know it's not like that but I'm intentionally framing it that way to make a point about societal exclusion. nobody should be excluded. nobody should have to harm their friends to come by making them sacrifice their [time/labor/paycheck] in order to bring them along. we live in a post scarcity society that insists on commodification of everything we don't have to. A better world is within reach. It sits there, twinkling like asbestos resting at the base of a snowglobe, while we search and ponder and endlessly analyze how society sucks. there is nothing left to analyze. all that we need is to put our hands to a task and our feet to grass. the rest will come, and it'll come easier with time and focused attention. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse_boost/2968 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ It's all made up. And we can make it up differently. We can make it up so that it's not about a murder of genocides on a boiling rock where billions must die to maintain the way of life for a few thousand uber-rich reactionary maggots lining you up for a shallow grave. │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ But not, if you keep pretending, that this is all fine, and these people aren't out to get you, and the power structures aren't designed to render you into a commodity and invest the power of CHOICE in the capitalist's hands. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #10 fediverse/6274 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ omg what if the government shut down again wouldn't that be a surprise and an indicator to the complete inescapable incongruities between our two societies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #11 messages/1349 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ they want to start wars so they can force people to view "just accepting it" as the honorable option. it, being the conditions they cause. it, being brutal crackdowns, murders of people like me, authoritarian police forces wielded to implicitely or explicitely force or frame people who are against them. the hangman's due is when death you choose to rule. [I didn't write that part] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #12 fediverse/3387 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── z-targeting is cheating, and everyone cheats. it's a race to see how can cheat the least. like tax loopholes - wealth is always more impressive when you did in the hard way, but most CEOs just buy a bunch of stock and let the company run itself. BORING. can we like... vote on how much each billionaire's dollars are worth? kinda feel like that'd solve all our problems while still giving them what they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse_boost/4444 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════──────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I wanna say something to people who work in tech-related jobs in America: this is still a field where most people hate the rise of fascism and want to stop it. I know the media & amplification of the tycoons makes it seem like that’s the whole industry. But it’s not. And we still have power. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #14 messages/1347 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ look, I just want to live in a world where people can sell a hand-knit sweater for thousands of dollars to someone who bought it for 50$. Is it so odd that "supply and demand" can be measured differently on the "supply" and "demand" side? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #15 fediverse/2450 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "we cannot win" is a lie they tell you so that we cannot win if we all believed that, I think we'd die. and yet still we profane and yet still we remain contrasting and opposing their untruths. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1959 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh- │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 @user-1115 @user-1053 dying won't help you escape. It'll leave you stuck in capitalism forever. The future is where capitalism dies, not in a grave of stone stuck forever in time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/364 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Capitalism isn't perfect but if it's capitalism or cyberpunk North Korean style dystopia, I'll pick capitalism. Can we at least make it so that the rich aren't safe financially though? Like, if you own a billion dollars it should be because you make a billion dollars per year. Anything you don't spend should be taxed away, to be used for public services and the defence of our nation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3053 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── when designing systems, give people the opportunity to be shitty in a controlled way. In a way that doesn't hurt people, but still lets them get their feelings out there. like, free fireworks for arsonists if they use them in the middle of the desert. Or a punching bag for people with rage issues, complete with a little vinyl pocket to store a picture of someone they're frustrated with. If people go out of their way to hurt people otherwise, then they are bad people and should have their power removed from them and supplied with love, affection, and therapy until they get better. And if they don't... well, prison I guess, until they reconsider. And by prison I of course mean something that respects their human dignity and gives them opportunities to grow and change - all it removes is their freedom, so... "attention everyone, it's now mandatory finger-painting hour, report the art room or else you'll get electric shocks in your shock collar" that kind of thing. If you want freedom, you must deserve it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4566 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I want modern society without capitalism. Most people do, which is why no matter how awesome our proto-post-capitalistic anarchic socialist paradise is, there's always going to be people who want to go to work and watch TV. call me fucking crazy but they should be allowed to live as they please? So what if they're beguiled, so what if they are deceived? We can take our time to show them how much better things can be, but also... they like modern society as it is, and so I reckon someone should fight for them to be able to live as they please. Just... without billionaires and endless layers of bullshit micro-managerial jobs and paperwork pushing bureaucratic whatever time wasting jobs. modern society without capitalism can look like plain old capitalism, just without the oppression. Without the coercion. all I'm saying is that nobody's gonna fight for a healthcare CEO because they're scum. They're scum because they oppress. oops politics-mentioned brb I personally want communes + love ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4536 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-cursing-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ the USA is fed by undocumented immigrants who have no other options. I won't go into which kind of slavery it is, but you can figure it out yourself. If those workers are deported (or worse), the USA suddenly becomes significantly closer to famine. We need them. We need to pay them fairly, obviously, but in a purely selfish way we need them in order to eat and he fucking knows that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ |