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Oct 22, 2021 10:02 PM
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brakiachi
The top 10% own 89% of the stock market
Bonsaipanda
Welp. We can't eat wealth, but we sure as hell can eat the rich.
frogsupmyarse
This can't end well, be it 15 or 20 years down the line, we are living in the the "background" tab on Wikipedia to a revolution
CurbYourClassWar
Applewhite5
Down with the parasite class https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
flarflarf
ChallengerDeep
The government is under something called "regulatory capture" by several industries: https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/sectors
MtnDewDrank
Everytime I see these type of numbers my mind gets blown that we don't band together and make constitional changes.
trippingthelightfantastic
Nacon
Greed is the disease.
angelicyokai
It’s like those nights I ‘choose’ to have insomnia.
reddenbocker
"American" capitalism is a disease.
DanaConti5
I reject the premise that people are doing this at rates worth reporting.
Manilowgamer
If I find a pod with a reliable internet connection for gaming I would totally do that.
MysteriousAsTheDarksideOfTHEMOOOOOOOOOOON
Ever consuming beast
resolved
Young people choose to eat bag ramen to spite ultra rich
Fattbeard
Well technically if you have to choose between a pod or a cardboard box it's still a "choice".
thoep
But it says "instead of apartments" specifically, so the cardboard box isn't included.
imjustlookingatpictures
What if you choose not to decide
djtomassi31415
You have chosen freewill!
MaliceofTheHighestDegree
Ngl, I'd probably live in a pod if I could fit my computer and chair in it.
fireflowerfire
technical truth is the worst kind of truth because two things can contradict and still be "technically" true
Ansem571
Silmarilcrown
Facts and “truth” aren’t really useful without context
originfoomanchu1
Oh I didn't realise I was choosing to be destitute eating one meal at most a day. /s
SMarkt
the american dream is still alive. if every other greedy asshole dies, you can still become a millionaire
michaelfire
PresidentOfNewFreeLand
It’s @WeRateYourJokes wet dream
TransAtheistMinister
Are you in love with me or is your life uninteresting? You're flowing me onto other threads like your parents never hugged you.
mymidlifecrisiswasat23
As someone who has lived in urban/cities in mil+ size towns, I can say a large portion of us don’t really want homes. 1/2
mymidlifecrisiswasat23
Mil+ size as in million population. But the article is trash, agreed
cornflakethief
If capitalism is a disease, what is the cure?
LordPigeon
There isnt one. Its a symptom. We are the disease. I only hope for the wildlife on earth we aren't terminal.
LordPigeon
I have lost all faith in humanity's capability to better itself. I only hope we self destruct with minimal collateral damage
EroticZombiePants
This isn't new. Japan has had capsule homes or hotels for years now.
shinagami091
Basically one more baby step from homelessness. I guarantee you these people aren’t CHOOSING to live there
GodzillaBoomingMarketOfDiabetes
What's the rent...?
GodzillaBoomingMarketOfDiabetes
And accomodations...?
pianoNoodleTraveler
The real disease is the mindset that what we have in America is the only form of capitalism. The Nordic Model is a form of capitalism.
hugh705
Capitalism is the real disease, American capitalism is simply a more virulent form. They all kill the host eventually.
reineseele
social capitalism. But: "Socialism will kill your jobs!!!"-republicunts
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
What we have in America is not capitalism. FFS we don't even have property rights or competitive markets anymore.
hugh705
It definitely is capitalism, read Marx lmao. Everything we're seeing today was predicted over a century ago.
PerpetuityPhoto
Mercantilism is fine. Capitalism is where it ventures into obsessive exploitation.
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
yeah, fascism with imperialism and tariffs tacked on. woopee -.-
pianoNoodleTraveler
Mercantalism is not fine. You should read up on it.
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
As someone from "socialist" europe, it still sucks. Don't get me wrong. It's way more bearable than the big BS in the US, but still shit.
4vie
Took public transport to work. Got told by my boss that it was "socialist taxi".
TripleDane
He said nordic model. and I can tell you are hard pressed to find any general perks of being in the us vs nordic EU
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
You know, 30 yrs ago we had the nordic model in Germany, too. Ironically, it was the social democrats who sold us out to private investors.>
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
xXxSTEVOxXx
Landlords are parasite. Banks are vampires. No gods. No masters. No bosses. All power to the people.
prodmerc
That's cool and all, but in the end it's gonna be a few people who, once again, lord over everyone else. Need better systems in place.
kennerly
All power to all the people
pianoNoodleTraveler
Do you have a problem with today's banks or just banks in general? Banking in general has been super beneficial in whole
xXxSTEVOxXx
Small scale savings & loan and credit unions are fine I guess
YouThinkThatsBad
I have a credit union and don’t see why others don’t make the switch instead of giving banks their money. I have higher return interest >
YouThinkThatsBad
and no fees like overdraft etc because they cannot be for profit.
AlwaysandEventuallyHannah
igollum42
Communist famin was an attempted genocide. So do not compare. Start over.
CurbYourClassWar
JustSomePersonThere
Don’t forget, that famine was engineered by capitalist powers.
pianoNoodleTraveler
Nah, that is Mercantalism which viewed the economy as a zero sum game. Capitalism rejects the zero sum game.
pianoNoodleTraveler
Also a major aspect was trade view. Mercantalism promoted the idea of maximizing exports and minimizing imports.
pianoNoodleTraveler
This is why colonialism was so important to a mercantilist society. It allowed the decrease of imports from other countries.
OldMiscreant
that shit started loooong before "capitalism", I hate the fake history shit like this
SomeSorcerer
Not on this scale. Pretending that taking a couple hundred slaves in battle = the transatlantic slave trade is ridiculous
OldMiscreant
it's funny, as there are more people the number of abuses of people increase as well, it's almost like there are more to abuse.....
SomeSorcerer
And pray tell what systems lead to this leap in population?
OldMiscreant
are you really that daft?
TheGhostofElizabethShue
The fake history is pretending the industrialised slavery of the 18th/19th century is the same as slavery that existed previously.
OldMiscreant
it's fake history to claim employment in modern society is the same as slavery
flarflarf
i dont wanna be fussy but communism doesn't have a great track record on genocides and warfare either
Orzufancylad
"Well, communism did genocide too!" Not a super great defense for capitalisms there, pal.
hipshopbutcanthap
I don't think it was a defense of capitalism but more of saying those issues aren't unique to capitalism. Idk ianal
flarflarf
exactly, thank you.
flarflarf
well i mean like that's the topic at hand in this image, right?
Rehjee
I don't think he really considers you a pal...
flarflarf
like dont bring up the genocide of the first nations people if you're gonna try to sweep the fucking khmer rouge under the carpet
Orzufancylad
OK! Show the historical evidence of communism colonizing half the world, plz!
strangelyaddicting
For all those downvoting... Once again... Capitalism is NOT the problem. Lack of regulation is... You're barking up the wrong tree. Again.
memento765
Capitalism is a failure. It relies on subsidies every year. It catastrophically fails every 8-10 years then you have stimulus/bailouts
memento765
The US is a failed state that doesn’t appear failed bc of propaganda and erasure
memento765
Capitalism “survives” bc the worlds largest military who also happens to own the reserve currency keeps it on life support
memento765
Capitalism has no moral core. It has no conscience. It rewards and creates psychopaths. Capitalism insulated the privileged
memento765
*Money in capitalism insulates the privileged
memento765
Capitalism is socialism for the rich
memento765
Ask slaves, ex slaves, women, minorities, colonized states and child laborers if capitalism worked well for them over the time it existed
TheGhostofElizabethShue
lau8ht3r
A good extinction lemons to lemonade is the eradication of locusts in the U.S. The great dust bowl swept their breeding grounds away!
pianoNoodleTraveler
If we are talking climate change, I find it hard to believe industrialization would not have occurred without capitalism.
freezingpilot
I mean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrialization_in_the_Soviet_Union
pianoNoodleTraveler
Is this an example of what I am saying? Thanks I guess
TheGhostofElizabethShue
I dunno, Samurai seemed quite content not doing it. I’m telling ya people, feudalism is the way.
pianoNoodleTraveler
I dont know why people are so worried about a mass extinction event anyway. It is inevitable.
DeviatedPrevert
are you saying that without capitalism we would not exploit the planet?
TheGhostofElizabethShue
All I’m saying is we didn’t see a mass extinction of species under feudalism so maybe we should give that another go.
TimTheEnchanter01
Capitalism IS feudalism, rebranded but pretty much the same idea. So let’s not go to Camelot. It’s a silly place.
DeviatedPrevert
when is the last time you saw a mammoth? or a wooly rhinocerous? early humans killed them off, not capitalism
CurbYourClassWar
TheGhostofElizabethShue
Oh boy.
FajitaPrinceofAllMexicans
Not disagreeing, but do you mean like our species or animal species. We did almost get fluffed by the Bubonic Plague, but it's not like 1/
FajitaPrinceofAllMexicans
that would have been changed by much with other government designs. We didn't exactly have germ theory back then. 2/2
GBspiral
Did all of humanity almost get fluffed or just europe?