ARCADE GOON

3y

"there is an economic theory which claims capitalism is so efficient that it will inevitably destroy itself, so it is likely to happen"

This is exactly what Marxists say lol

Capitalism's success destroys itself from within gradually

hot pancakes

3y

i’d argue that owning a house at 18 isn’t viable because at 18 you (generally) hardly have any money to buy your own food because you’ve been dependent on your parents your whole life and haven’t had any real world experience yet

times are different now, but i’d take rent over living like a feudal peasant, especially because they were basically indentured servants to the land / lords / royals

at least you have to ability to choose which type of place you’d like to live in, make try out different areas of the country (or even world)

imagine having to buy a house everytime you wanted to move to a new state. the process is exhausting already. it’s much simpler to contact a landlord and rent than go through the whole sales process, which includes finding someone willing to pay for your property

americana

3y

But people in the 60’s and 70’s could buy a house in their early 20’s because…..

ARCADE GOON

3y

Marx wrote:

To prevent possible misunderstanding, a word. I paint the capitalist and the landlord in no sense couleur de rose (i.e., seen through rose-tinted glasses). But here individuals are dealt with only in so far as they are the personifications of economic categories, embodiments of particular class-relations and class-interests. My standpoint, from which the evolution of the economic formation of society is viewed as a process of natural history, can less than any other make the individual responsible for relations whose creature he socially remains, however much he may subjectively raise himself above them.

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americana

3y

This argument has been debunked more times than I can count

Humanity is naturally altruistic and we are the most social beings to ever populate this earth. The idea that each human is inherently individualistic and has no interest in their community outside of potential personal benefit is not only well disproven but also illogical

Villainous B

3y

Isn't a lot of individualist thought a modern invention too?

BlueChew Sean

3y

This the part I was talking about Not sure if I understood everything in the Manifesto but this really struck a chord with me

BlueChew Sean

3y

This the part I was talking about Not sure if I understood everything in the Manifesto but this really struck a chord with me

hot pancakes

3y

a lot of it has more do with human nature than capitalism (imo)

humans will always want to chase a bag or be part of a scheme to get rich

now if we live in a society with all things equal and everyone gets paid essentially the same, where does the innovation come from?

this is where me and communists / socialists heavily disagree. they think people will innovate just to innovate, all of the time

to some extent, yes, but i’d argue the drive for becoming rich lights the spark under more people than just innovating for personal enjoyment. or even worse, they innovate for themselves and don’t share because there’s nothing to gain

humans are inherently selfish - although i admit we’ve evolved to this - but in reality there’s no going back without another 100s to 1000s of years of reprogramming

BlueChew Sean

3y

This going to sound very tinfoil hatty so bear with me But I recently realized that the only letter in the alphabet that's capitalized when it stands alone is the letter that refers to oneself. "i'm currently posting on KTT today" still makes sense and you know exactly what that sentence is communicating. Why does "I" always need to be capitalized like that This is engrained in us from a very early and impressionable age.

I feel like there are things, especially in Western culture, that condition us to be more individualistic and selfish

Bo Ceephus

3y

Hey you guys like my new avy?

I feel it gives me a cool, edgy vibe that posters will take seriously and will really absorb the wisdom I'm dropping on em

Precipitous

Villainous B

3y

Simple question, why is technological innovation seen as an unambiguous good?
People are so hung on how small they can get their iPhone bezel to be while happily advocating against political innovation for example.
Tech bros are making billions of forcing everything onto the Internet and marketing it as green

Bestowed

3y

You should remove a certain part like those other photos.

hot pancakes

3y

a lot of it has more do with human nature than capitalism (imo)

humans will always want to chase a bag or be part of a scheme to get rich

now if we live in a society with all things equal and everyone gets paid essentially the same, where does the innovation come from?

this is where me and communists / socialists heavily disagree. they think people will innovate just to innovate, all of the time

to some extent, yes, but i’d argue the drive for becoming rich lights the spark under more people than just innovating for personal enjoyment. or even worse, they innovate for themselves and don’t share because there’s nothing to gain

humans are inherently selfish - although i admit we’ve evolved to this - but in reality there’s no going back without another 100s to 1000s of years of reprogramming

Bo Ceephus

3y

I just got what you meant lmfao

The D***lips Dread is legendary and iconic

Bo Ceephus

3y

I just got what you meant lmfao

The D***lips Dread is legendary and iconic

Bestowed

3y

lol that s*** was confusing

Twist Your Cap

3y

this is such a key concept that they don't want to understand lol

BlueChew Sean

3y

Do you take user requests btw? There's a certain pic I'd like you to do it with