Nov 14, 2021I understand why the super rich would
But why do everyday people WANT to pay for college
Why do people WANT to pay for Health Care
Why do people WANT to pay to have a roof over their head
Why do people WANT to pay for clean water and food
What am I missing here, what do you gain from going against your own self-interest
Nov 14, 2021·1 replymost everyday people don't want to pay for these things, they just think they have to, and that the world has to always work this way
in america, people tend to not think outside of capitalism, they can't conceive anything other than it
Nov 14, 2021No one wants to pay for anything. But food, water(to an extent), housing(not basic housing) should all be things we have to pay for.
Nov 14, 2021·2 repliesNull_I understand why the super rich would
But why do everyday people WANT to pay for college
Why do people WANT to pay for Health Care
Why do people WANT to pay to have a roof over their head
Why do people WANT to pay for clean water and food
What am I missing here, what do you gain from going against your own self-interest
you're thinking about it wrong. people largely view things not within a vacuum (even if they think they are) but rather within a web of interconnecting interactions; the reason people (really in the US specifically) think things should have a price tag is largely a***ogous to the fabled independent strong man, the type who "rejects handouts out of personal pride" and "pulls himself up by the bootstraps by hardwork and independence alone", who is conceptually pathologized in myth in the american mind. People want things to have a price tag because people want things to confer meaning attached to what the price represents; it's the same reason you see american s***ting on eastern european housing projects whereas you go to LA and there's meth addicted homeless camps every block and that's somehow fine by comparison. If anyone can get a $100 filet mignon, then no one wants that filet mignon anymore, because sure it tastes great, but the status it confers is no longer extrapolate - you can see a microcosm of this phenomena all over american culture; the idea of "hidden gems" or "subversive cultures" all stem from this. Americans claim to believe in meritocracy but by and large they actual believe in aristocracy. This affects even though who often claim to want to abolish the system domestically which causes inequality, hence why you end up with large swathes of politically minded individuals who simply want to encroach on and socialize aristocracy rather than abolish it.
- OPNov 14, 2021·2 replieskrishna bound
you're thinking about it wrong. people largely view things not within a vacuum (even if they think they are) but rather within a web of interconnecting interactions; the reason people (really in the US specifically) think things should have a price tag is largely a***ogous to the fabled independent strong man, the type who "rejects handouts out of personal pride" and "pulls himself up by the bootstraps by hardwork and independence alone", who is conceptually pathologized in myth in the american mind. People want things to have a price tag because people want things to confer meaning attached to what the price represents; it's the same reason you see american s***ting on eastern european housing projects whereas you go to LA and there's meth addicted homeless camps every block and that's somehow fine by comparison. If anyone can get a $100 filet mignon, then no one wants that filet mignon anymore, because sure it tastes great, but the status it confers is no longer extrapolate - you can see a microcosm of this phenomena all over american culture; the idea of "hidden gems" or "subversive cultures" all stem from this. Americans claim to believe in meritocracy but by and large they actual believe in aristocracy. This affects even though who often claim to want to abolish the system domestically which causes inequality, hence why you end up with large swathes of politically minded individuals who simply want to encroach on and socialize aristocracy rather than abolish it.
So basically it’s pride and ego
- Nov 14, 2021Null_
So basically it’s pride and ego
I don't know if i'd individualize it as much to say everyone is just overly prideful, but i think on a more collective level we live in a very prideful and egotistical society and things like shaming are incorrectly displaced. You're more likely to be shamed and made fun of for taking food stamps as a single mother than you are for being a multi-millionaire exploiting tax loopholes.
- Nov 14, 2021Null_
So basically it’s pride and ego
Resources are scarce having to pay for things helps to reduce waste.
Nov 14, 2021·2 repliesBecause people should be compensated for the work they do
Nov 15, 2021krishna boundyou're thinking about it wrong. people largely view things not within a vacuum (even if they think they are) but rather within a web of interconnecting interactions; the reason people (really in the US specifically) think things should have a price tag is largely a***ogous to the fabled independent strong man, the type who "rejects handouts out of personal pride" and "pulls himself up by the bootstraps by hardwork and independence alone", who is conceptually pathologized in myth in the american mind. People want things to have a price tag because people want things to confer meaning attached to what the price represents; it's the same reason you see american s***ting on eastern european housing projects whereas you go to LA and there's meth addicted homeless camps every block and that's somehow fine by comparison. If anyone can get a $100 filet mignon, then no one wants that filet mignon anymore, because sure it tastes great, but the status it confers is no longer extrapolate - you can see a microcosm of this phenomena all over american culture; the idea of "hidden gems" or "subversive cultures" all stem from this. Americans claim to believe in meritocracy but by and large they actual believe in aristocracy. This affects even though who often claim to want to abolish the system domestically which causes inequality, hence why you end up with large swathes of politically minded individuals who simply want to encroach on and socialize aristocracy rather than abolish it.
they got the jeffersonian yeoman dealing with $4/gallon gas and... "shrinkflation," yet still abstractly more worried about SOCIALISM
"clown world," as the kids say
Nov 15, 2021math fiftyBecause people should be compensated for the work they do
This mf thinks when you use the road for free those roads were built with slave labor
- Nov 15, 2021·1 reply
One of the reasons is bc like u can see in that post i quoted above, most ppl have a toddler level understanding of the economy
Nov 15, 2021math fiftyBecause people should be compensated for the work they do
Much agreed comrade. Pay the workers and expropriate the capitalist owners skimming on top.
- Nov 15, 2021Null_
I understand why the super rich would
But why do everyday people WANT to pay for college
Why do people WANT to pay for Health Care
Why do people WANT to pay to have a roof over their head
Why do people WANT to pay for clean water and food
What am I missing here, what do you gain from going against your own self-interest
You gotta understand you are working against ~200 years of propaganda
- Nov 15, 2021Scratchin Mamba
One of the reasons is bc like u can see in that post i quoted above, most ppl have a toddler level understanding of the economy
Seems like your understanding of the economy is fetus level then.
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- Nov 15, 2021
Nov 15, 2021necromancermost everyday people don't want to pay for these things, they just think they have to, and that the world has to always work this way
in america, people tend to not think outside of capitalism, they can't conceive anything other than it
Facts
Nov 15, 2021·1 replywho pays the doctors nurses staff etcin a hospital?
who pays for teachers staff etc in a school
who builds houses for free?- Nov 15, 2021·2 repliesBIGGWAVE
who pays the doctors nurses staff etcin a hospital?
who pays for teachers staff etc in a school
who builds houses for free?Man discovers the concept of government spending
- Nov 15, 2021·2 repliesScratchin Mamba
Man discovers the concept of government spending
so you cool with taxes increasing so that s*** could be "free" right?
Nov 15, 2021I think a lot of people who think taxes will raise are completely unaware of how much is spent on war
- Nov 15, 2021
Capitalism isn’t going anywhere
Instead of fantasizing about what could be, spend that energy figuring out how you can play the game to the best of your ability to live whatever life you want for yourself.
But that’s harder than complaining so go off yall
- Nov 15, 2021·1 replyBIGGWAVE
so you cool with taxes increasing so that s*** could be "free" right?
Tax the rich
- Nov 15, 2021·1 replyScratchin Mamba
Tax the rich
...ok
- Nov 15, 2021BIGGWAVE
...ok
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