-6 points

Now, try building a house by negotiating with the people who mine and harvest the raw components, the people who transport the components to the processing facilities, the people who actually build the house, and those who harvest, build, and transport the items you need to turn the building into a home. Now do this with the actual workers

permalink
report
reply
12 points

Already happens among workers even in Capitalist countries, the owners rarely enter the picture at all.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-6 points

Is capitalism in the room with you right now?

permalink
report
reply
12 points

I’m typing this on a device that I carry around with me all day, who’s entire purpose is to collect as much data as possible and deliver it back to the company I bought it from. All in order to influence me to buy more of their stuff. In a way, yeah capitalism is always in the room with me. It kinda sucks.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Haha. Fair point

permalink
report
parent
reply
13 points

Take the FOSS pill, if you can! Go for privacy-focused setups and reduce addictive elements, the mental clarity is huge.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points
*

My life is so close to ad-free. Next step is to stop going outside

permalink
report
parent
reply
16 points
*

*looks at brands that may be cheaper without a brand *

Uhh, yes.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

Are… are you saying capitalism doesn’t exist?

permalink
report
parent
reply
-1 points

No.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

and yet that is what that idiom implies - that you are seeing things that don’t exist

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

Yes, absolutely.

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points
*

Read Marx, everyone, even if you don’t think you need to. Actually, especially if you don’t think you need to.

permalink
report
reply
9 points
*

Not true, I also enjoy stuff not created by workers, like mountains, forests or the sea.

On the other hand, I hate a lot of stuff capitalism created.

permalink
report
reply

Memes

!memes@lemmy.ml

Create post

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

Community stats

  • 11K

    Monthly active users

  • 5.8K

    Posts

  • 39K

    Comments