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minus-squaremods_are_assholes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months ago Just take care of people. We can afford to. Sure we can, but we won’t, because to certain people in power the cruelty is the purpose. I mean the book is spot on, but taking care of people is socialism and that’s a dirty word nowadays. Plus scared and disconnected people buy more stuff so we suffer for the sake of capitalism.
Sure we can, but we won’t, because to certain people in power the cruelty is the purpose.
I mean the book is spot on, but taking care of people is socialism and that’s a dirty word nowadays.
Plus scared and disconnected people buy more stuff so we suffer for the sake of capitalism.