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supermegaampharos t1_izpsnma wrote

Does it?

It seems like anything critical of modern economic systems is deemed “anti-capitalist” or “pro-socialist” these days.

It’s not anti-capitalist to think that our current economic system wouldn’t function in a post-work environment or that the singularity might make certain issues with our modern economic systems way worse, for example.

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bitchslayer78 t1_izpt8ea wrote

It’s reduced to a mere buzzword now , “woke”, “socialism”, “cultural Marxism” are just labels that get thrown around without any understanding of what they actually mean; anything they don’t agree with or are too stupid to understand or goes against their ideologies get slapped with the woke tag ; the war on education and higher education institutions are prime examples

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jacksonjimmick t1_iztqiwl wrote

It’s a desire to cling to the old way of doing things even though current conditions show a much needed change

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brotherkaramasov t1_izpz6gy wrote

being anti-capitalist is just common sense in the current state of things

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GlobusGlobus t1_izrrj5w wrote

This is the history of the world:

  1. Everything was horrible.
  2. Open markets started to appear->
  3. things got better

Every single thing that is a bit better than rock bottom comes from open markets.

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brotherkaramasov t1_izsm4ej wrote

You must be the type of person that thinks the internet came from open markets (it did not).

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GlobusGlobus t1_izsn48a wrote

Well, without open markets we would have no markets and people like you would go around and willy nilly kill people like me.

Yes, I know how the internet came to be. Everything important, like not everyone starving to death, like not everyone being on a constant killing spree, is due to open markets.

We have tested not having open markets. It was hell.

I think there are things in life that is more valuable than maximization of violence, poverty, and genocide. I understand that you don't agree with me. But please don't force that choice on us, you bastard.

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brotherkaramasov t1_izsoec2 wrote

Half of your comment are insults lmfao.

>We have tested not having open markets. It was hell.

That doesn't even makes sense. For example Cuba has better stats in violence, poverty and genocide than the US.

There are a LOT of capitalist countries with open markets where violence, poverty and genocide happens daily. Hell, out of the 190 capitalist countries, half of it is a shithole.

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ILikePracticalGifts t1_izq7ent wrote

That’s because you live in a developed country and have the luxury of laziness.

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brotherkaramasov t1_izq7itl wrote

Bullshit, I live in a third world country and have to work to survive. Nice try though.

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jasmanta t1_izrpk2h wrote

Believing you don't have to do your fair share of work to make the world go is the opposite of common sense. You're just a lazy and entitled kid.

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brotherkaramasov t1_izsnjeh wrote

That is an incredibly naive view of the world. All around there are a lot of people not doing any work and living like kings while there are people working 16h shifts not being able to feed their kids.

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jasmanta t1_izsnvc6 wrote

Believing you should be able to survive without working means you expect others to not only work to support themselves but to support you as well. Now that's naive.

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brotherkaramasov t1_izsp6df wrote

First of all, I don't know where you got that I think I should be able to survive without work. Not even communists believe that, that's just misinformation on how alternative economic systems should work.

Second, in the context of this subreddit specifically, people discuss a very probable future where automation is advanced enough that a dozen people and many robots will be able to produce and distribute food to millions. In this context, the concept of a "job" for common people is outdated, because their work is not needed anymore.

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jasmanta t1_izspt6u wrote

> I don't know where you got that I think I should be able to survive without work

> I live in a third world country and have to work to survive.

The cognitive dissonance is astonishing.

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brotherkaramasov t1_izsqc93 wrote

I was responding to your comment calling me "lazy and entitled". Therefore I said no, I'm not lazy, I work to survive, I pay all my bills and I take care of my home. I'm anything but lazy or entitled. Even doing all that, I still found time to learn to have a civil argument though.

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