The 100 poems closest in meaning to this word, arranged to spread the colours (progress bar shows chronological position)
══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/160 Capitalism has nothing to do with money ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/779 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-576 * capitalism has less to do with commerce and more to do with a few rich assholes oppressing people *using* capital as their weapon of choice. EDIT: * the hatred of capitalism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/80 "Capitalism doesn't hurt me, so it's fine!" - most of America ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5038 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ if you're gonna insist on capitalism, every country should have the same GDP ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/236 ◀═╦═══════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ i love capitalism bc everywhere is understaffed and none of my friends │ │ ║ │ can find jobs │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┴─▶ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── -> file: fediverse/6192 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned-in-a-rude-light │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ capitalism is like daring your kid to run down the stairs with a sceiling knife (race to the finish or your competitors will make you die) (competitor companies) ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2692 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Minor annoyance │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1319 @user-1074 russia is basically the epitome of capitalistic oligarchy, so what you're saying supports @user-1074 's point. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/833 @user-591 yep they're very profitable for the banks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5061 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ cooperatives cooperate with capitalism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/315 The need to engage with capitalism has reduced my output dramatically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3190 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-mentioned-suicide-mentioned-capitalism-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ "oh don't mind her she's just suicidal over capitalism and making it everyone else's problem" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3441 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is non-consentual, which is... pretty much the main reason why I am against it. like, I don't really care about whether it's more or less efficient. the fact that you cannot opt out means it is unethical. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4748 @user-608 none of your friends can find jobs. none of YOUR friends can find jobs. I bet THEIR friends can find jobs. Fuck capitalism. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3911 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalists want you to use their products. they prey on your humanity to get you to do so. They don't care if you want their products, they just demand that you use them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/487 I don't really care about capitalism, sorry... why should the butcher be paid more than the baker? It's all a bit silly to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4061 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ the biggest problem with capitalism is that you aren't allowed to invest in things that aren't designed to make money. The best part of capitalism is that they'll never figure out how to charge you for friendship or love. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4288 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ "I'm not paid enough to care" is a symptom of capitalism. Why would you not care? Because you're paid not to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3409 ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-capitalism-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1165 if people want to do their capitalist thing then sure, go for it. but the enforcement of it is that which must be resisted. There should be no non-consentual applications of power, except to protect the rights of another. it is a war of independence, not a war of conquest. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3373 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ I bet we could solve capitalism if everyone on earth went blind for a day ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/99 @user-116 get ready to be discorporated : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4074 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ "buying something" under capitalism just means that you get less of everything else in exchange for this particular thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2743 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is the most efficient known method of value *extraction*, not value *generation*. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/365 ◀═╦══════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Communism is self defense. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┴─▶ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6254 economies of scale come to mind ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1783 @user-883 Or we get serious about nationalizing it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/357 ◀═╦══════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ If you cannot already tell, I am a communist (not capital C Communist) │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┴─▶ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1234 @user-883 kinda makes me think we should make our own capitalism, with pickles and healthcare actually screw the capitalism let's just take care of each other ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4974 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ Economies are capitalist things. I personally think if you have stuff right here, and it needs to get over there so that so-and-so can use it to make this-or-that which will then be taken to other places, then the answer is clear. The stuff has to move from over here, to over there. The rest is logistics, not economics. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2046 liberals are capitalists. the compromise should be between socialists, and liberals. not capitalists and conservatives. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6342 revolution doesn't have to be about them . ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5048 │ ║ │ ║ ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned-personal │ │ ║ └───────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "capitalism brings real value into the world" says my father, in my words, the │ ║ millionaire who lost his retirement to the jaws of 2008 and its "recession" │ ║ │ ║ "oh the people are having too much fun, let's recede back to a more plaintive │ ║ state" │ ║ │ ║ when we raised cattle on the farm I grew up on, we produced enough meat to │ ║ feed our friends and family. That was enough. That was more than enough. They │ ║ gave us whatever they made, and it worked out. Everyone could specialize, and │ ║ everyone got fed, with plenty to spare. │ ║ │ ║ then, wanderlust tempted him, and we lost what we had. I'm not bitter - I know │ ║ now that place would have kept me and never let me go. But I still miss it. │ ║ │ ║ "you know, you can do projects and make companies of workers who do projects │ ║ and bring real value into the world even if you live in the middle of the │ ║ desert" │ ║ │ ║ ah but what if nobody really socializes outside of their church and your │ ║ family happens to be atheist? │ ║ │ ║ ... ha, ironic. Well, they deserve to have their own culture. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: messages/1408 and why ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/199 What if the government only intervened in failing companies ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1900 On one hand, socialism. On the other hand... *people*. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4981 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ It's not a corporation, it's a company of workers. And together, they can do anything they want. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5177 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned-four-times │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ when they say "capitalism is a competitive game" what they mean is "capitalism is a game where everyone wins when someone else loses" and what we hear is "capitalism is a game of trying to screw you out of as much money as possible" and the truth is "capitalism is a game that you can't play" because 95% of the people who will read this toot are not stock-owners. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/217 The point isn't to make solutions. You're too hung up on the question of "what could be better than capitalism" Make something better when it's time. For now, just get people on your side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2640 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ capitalism is like if your thread allocator gave 90% of the work to 10% of the threads in the pool and your tech lead claimed it was more efficient because the remaining 90% of threads would have the results of the program "trickle down" to them somehow ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1577 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-520 they want more slaves ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1555 @user-1018 yep. monopolies are not competition, and yet that's what we optimize toward, through the nature of our planned economics. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2005 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 I don't think the "capitalist elite" really have an ideology. Ideas are weapons they use and discard when it suits them, like strapping 15 handguns to your person in order to avoid needing to reload. Good thing there's more than 15 of us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3486 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: lyric post │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 worth ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/723 Honestly if anyone wanted to just... take any of my stuff, even if they were just going to sell it, I'd probably give it to them? People in my life say I don't function well in a capitalist society. I guess I just trust everyone equally. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3156 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ our economy is not tuned to how much we can work, but rather to the minimum we need to recover. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/5205 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ whenever I talk to capitalists (who actually have money and aren't larping │ ║ wage slaves) they always tell me that the best way to address the concerns I │ ║ have with capitalism is to make a million or more dollars by making a company, │ ║ and then using that million dollars to buy houses for people I care about. │ ║ │ ║ I ask "what about the rest of the people, the ones I don't know?" │ ║ │ ║ their response typically boils down to "if you don't know them, then why │ ║ should you care? fuck 'em" │ ║ │ ║ It's never about hope or change. They want to change the world to make it │ ║ cooler, not kinder. generally. │ ║ │ ║ bonus: "if you like unions so much, why don't you join one?" my guy, unions │ ║ WERE great when they wielded power. Now they are bureaucratic and listless, │ ║ serving only to sedate the working class enough that they stop complaining and │ ║ get back to work. They are functionally a part of the enslavement system, a │ ║ built-in course correction mechanism to ensure capitalism remains solvent when │ ║ the powerful overstep their humanity. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/387 ◀═╦═══════════════════════════[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 │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┴─▶ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── -> file: notes/20260719-110552.txt there is only idealism. Everything else is corruption or concession. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════════──┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5688 I think farmers should be respected and well compensated ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/343 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ EDIT: the unspoken assumption is that power means exertion of energy, meaning something that costs money. Capitalism is not vegan because it's defined by labor and acts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/167 I'd still be a useless, horrible person even outside of capitalism. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5322 "I am liberatory" they tell me, yet everyone I know has a job. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: messages/775 if people want to be loved for more than their money, they should reject the lie that capitalism told them. they deserve their wealth because they are willing to serve. that willingness, whether through moral corruption or simply industrious drive, that willingness is rewarded, and when the system they serve is unkind... what does that tell you about their heart? that they'd sacrifice what is good and true for the material? materials are not bad. material is all we got, in a physical sense. but capitalism and it's servants are cruel and unwilling to concede to the idea that their games of unmatched exploitation are depriving the world bit-by-bit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/500 So long as capital remains, "living a good life" is a distraction. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1111 @user-217 social media ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/815 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ dear capitalists: people spend the same amount of money no matter how many │ ║ advertisements they see. No matter who's present and asking fro their money. │ ║ No matter who'se expressing themselves to represent their value, no matter │ ║ who's generating profit for your company, no matter who's │ ║ │ ║ [wait shit she's lost the plot again - okay basically no matter how many │ ║ options people have, their choice isn't really that important. They'll take │ ║ whatever you give them, as long as it's good. But you've chosen (through your │ ║ advertising and various multitudinous product-making desirees [like... product │ ║ branches, but also desired expression? what a fucking unique expression you │ ║ want me to describe, jeeez] {not gonna comment} │ ║ │ ║ yeah so uhhh I think programming is a very interesting frame of reference. │ ║ Your brain operates in a certain way that derives certain conclusions from the │ ║ certain and immediate implenetations [I wanna say contusions?] of our brain's │ ║ various built and learned conclusions casting forth fr │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2343 @user-1239 you say that like it's a good thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3527 @user-1268 so true and privilege that does depend on the oppression of others should not exist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1046 #CDCsays we should live on a salary and save for retirement because capitalism will definitely be around by then ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1446 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ humans are most effective when in a cohesive and comprehensive social context. they don't want you at your best because they are anti-human in nature. Hence, the alienation of capitalism. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── -> file: messages/774 if people want to be loved for more than their money, they should realize that capitalism lied to them. it told them they deserve their money, their wealth, their power, their material, their extra fragments of life spent on leisure or adventure rather than meaningless toil... but that is a lie. all people deserve everything, and nothing, because "deserving" things is an untruth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/218 Capitalism pays developers massive salaries because it doesn't want them developing ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3528 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ We should demand a government that works, not aid and abet dismantling it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1016 ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-not-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────┘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n4BPPaaoKc this is the most patriotic song I know. My mother used to sing it to me as a child. Nowhere does it mention capitalism. #wallstreet-is-an-invasive-regime ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/948 @user-664 why? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3713 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1268 Ah but then inflation wouldn't increase, and don't you know inflation is just a (loose) measurement of how much wealth the ruling class extracts from the populace each year? When the total amount of wealth increases more than inflation, it's okay. When it doesn't... They tighten our chains. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/1964 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ the greatest trick that capitalism pulled on us was to convince us that the │ ║ needs of a corporation were synonymous with the needs of an individual. │ ║ │ ║ you, as a person, should apply yourself toward goals and ends that matter to │ ║ you. And "getting money" is not a goal or an end, that's a means. Money allows │ ║ you to achieve goals, which is why it feels so unfair that some people are │ ║ just... born with the right to achieve all of their goals. For free. │ ║ │ ║ Kinda makes me think that with great power should come great responsibility. │ ║ And remember kids, money is power, because money is time and there's nothing │ ║ more immutable than time. We're all sharing this single moment, yet somehow │ ║ some people have more dominion over this moment than you or I. Why? Well, it │ ║ is their birthright of course, because they were born into a family with │ ║ wealth. │ ║ │ ║ Achieving goals is a need, by the way, as precious as food or water. If you │ ║ don't achieve your goals, you wither away and starve (spiritually, at least). │ ║ How cruel - │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── -> file: messages/1475 They say that doctors have higher quality care in America but that's not true because they hardly have time to spend with patients. They are pushed not to sit and think. They are less like a detective, and more like an assembly line fast food worker. Because that is what capitalism knowns how to do, not because it provides higher quality care. It doesn't matter if the hospital is for profit or not - they both run on dollars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/387 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: lewd, what │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-25 thailand ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5706 @user-192 thanks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── -> file: messages/1202 Do you ever ask yourself why we don't have mountaintop bazaars or expeditions to the bottom of the oceans? Why we lack tree forest cities, how we're struggling to find moss, sunlight, crystal, stone, and gold, all in the same setting? Capitalism makes it easy to think of profit as all that matters. It's not. Its nothing of it. It's a metric like any other. Optimize it or not, struggle for what you believe in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/332 ◀═╦══════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════──────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Know what the US really sucks at? │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ REGIME CHANGE. │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ #uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┴─▶ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3092 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: why-are-you-so-demanding-ritz-just-give-it-a-rest-everyone-agrees- │ │ with-you │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-570 oh yeah UBI would be nice. Can we do that instead? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/429 ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════──────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ real shitposters only use lower case because we are anti-capitalism │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┴─▶ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4374 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ anything I do I'd do for free for a leftist ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/89 Consumption is contribution to a capitalist system. Normalize taking whatever you are given and living as humbly as you can. Only when everyone does that may capitalism die. Talk to them, learn from their stories. Teach them your ways but don't force anything upon them. Any ounce of regret is defined as a mind not aligned to the angle of perception that designs the line that the collective mind co-re-assigns. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5665 I refuse to cooperate and I demand to negotiate ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5608 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: socialism-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ socialism, in my mind, will always be a war-time economy. If there is no martial peril at stake, the war will be fought against scarcity, until one day communism is implemented. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4293 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Das Kapital │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 and it is forced to do so, by it's very nature. It is anathema to a green earth, and it is slowly poisoning us like lead pipes, cadmium jewelry, asbestos insulation, and all of the other bountiful missteps that capitalism brought us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4240 @user-1074 ✊ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1409 all of the good people I know work at corporations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── -> file: fediverse/6019 @user-1074 thanks ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5111 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ "trade secrets" are immoral, and a symptom of capitalists hoarding the idea space. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4244 ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ leftists pool our capital to fund the weak. they pool their capital to wrest power. they spend it like a resources, and treat it as a means. a tool that they wield against us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/1313 ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-economics │ └────────────────────────┘ if we had a universal basic income then we could pay each other to solve our problems and they just can't have that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4610 │ ║ │ ║ maybe it's just my middle-class childhood privilege talking, but now that I'm │ ║ an adult I just can't really be bothered with dealing with capitalism. │ ║ │ ║ like... I get it, you're coercing me into laboring on your behalf because you │ ║ possess the violent power to take away everything that I own. good for you, │ ║ don't care. │ ║ │ ║ seriously, fuck off "we're gonna cut off your power in 5 days oooooo you gotta │ ║ pay rent with money you don't have because nobody will give it to you unless │ ║ you do things for them oooooo" how rude. │ ║ │ ║ why can't people do things for *me* instead? why does it have to be for you, │ ║ and you alone, capitalism? what's your problem? do you get off on controlling │ ║ the power supply? I mean, I get it, coercive power is a hell of a drug, the │ ║ riddle of steel and flesh and all that, but haven't you ever heard that the │ ║ dichotomy between "civilization and barbarism" is the exact same as the │ ║ contrast between "cooperation and competition"? │ ║ │ ║ *work with me here, just find a way to get through the next month or two. │ ║ trust.* │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── -> file: 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 │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse_boost/416 ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════──────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ If you can, try to reduce how dependent you are on evil organisations │ │ ║ │ to get by day-to-day │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┴─▶ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/460 I realized I don't give a fuck about capitalism. If you want to deprive me of food, shelter, or anything else... Fine. I exist at your behest. Would your really deny me from speaking the words that you disagree with? Oh, you would? Okay. Guess I'll starve. I don't mind, I just hope you'll take care of the people I have taken as my responsibility in my absence. Oh, you won't? You say that you'll destroy what I care about, in the pursuit of ever-growing power over others, which you will use to extract value and impress your desire of destruction and oppression onto the weak and powerless that you control? Then you are my enemy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5496 ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdness-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ "why bother disadvantaged and vulnerable people when you could just grow your own?" - motivations of a capitalist-in-regard empowerment requires strength. do you force people to unbecome the victim? how are your traps mentally prepared? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ -> file: fediverse/4349 │ ║ │ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-883 │ ║ │ ║ best case scenario, we elect a lawyer working for capitalism, the kind of │ ║ society we live under. │ ║ │ ║ having money is the same as having resources. And resources allow you to apply │ ║ yourself to a goal. The more you have, the better, but they each bear a heavy │ ║ load. │ ║ │ ║ Do you sacrifice your labor? your dignity, your honor? what do you burn on the │ ║ fire of wasteful expenditures, just for the power to rent? │ ║ │ ║ I'm saying that if you don't have money, you need to think about what you can │ ║ do with what you got, because that's how you pay for things, at least until we │ ║ decide that we'd rather help each other than work on capital's games. │ ║ │ ║ you have a house though, right? a place to live until it gets hot? that's good │ ║ enough for right now. Stay where you're at, do what you can to help. Get in │ ║ the habit of it. Think about how someone will complete their task, and then │ ║ think about stuff two or three steps down the road - what tools will they │ ║ need? what are they working on next? Can make any of those availble? │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5050 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory │ └──────────────────────┘ "mankind would not consent to be governed if it had any other choice" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/714 @user-538 I'd offer that meticulous, uncompromising ethics is the only efficient, sensible, and optimized method of operation (assuming maximum prosperity at maximum distribution is a goal). True, as long as the axioms that comprise the ethics are valid and the supporting arguments are sound EDIT: cut out the bits that I'm not an expert on ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/3229 found this on reddit ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/555 The biggest problem in my mind with socialism is that you could get all of the workers into a room before finding out that they don't like each other ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── -> file: messages/312 Okay. Consider: if I'm good, and hearing what I say makes you feel bad, then what does that tell you about you? Why else would you hear what I say if not to reflect upon yourself? And why would the good reflect away from the types of things that make you a suitable fit for capitalism? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/4292 ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Das Kapital │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1074 ... No matter how much you manipulate matter, there is still going to be the same amount of grams if you keep it within a closed system. Capital is much the same way. One does not truly "produce" value. All one can do is apply energy to the material contents of the Earth in order to transform it into something useful. ... it sounds like you are referring to our collective ownership of the earth, as humans, who are the fruit of mother nature's most prolific and complicated leaves. we are all alone here together on this ball of rock, might as well use the minerals and sunlight to build ourselves a garden of eden. We built computers - what other wonders might our technologies unlock? If only we cared for each other and shared with each other and did what we could to keep U.S. from rot ah, well, it's a dog-eat-dog world, a sentiment I learned recently from my father, the capitalist over a month-early thanksgiving dinner. Clearly we can create more rocks by working harder >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/2823 @user-1364 *lawful good* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── -> file: fediverse/6285 woe is me, guess I better get a job ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ |