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Robert ElectrictyOne of the main problems with Capitalism is that it does not follow my mom’s rule of “everyone gets firsts before anyone gets seconds.”
I'll let you all work this out.
Seb@robertelectricity A bit of firm parenting is what the human race needs right now
Kathryn Kaiser@robertelectricity *and everyone only takes what they can consume. Not more.
Joyographic@robertelectricity There are more second homes than homeless people
Clinton Anderson SwordForHire@joyographic @robertelectricity There are more empty homes tha homeless people.
There are more churches than homeless people.
enmodo ⚛️ 🧬 🇺🇦 🍉@robertelectricity yeah, it's actually just like "The Platform" movie where a giant table of food slowly descends down a silo of levels. The further it goes the less there is. At the bottom there is nothing but empty plates and despair. Just like in real life there is no such thing as trickle down in The Platform - those at the top cannot help themselves and feel entitled to everything they can grab.
If you've never seen "The Platform" I recommend it but it is very disturbing and graphic.
Disco Sexual@enmodo @robertelectricity I am very interested in seeing this movie - I'm a sucker for a concept - but I can tell that it's utterly depraved, so not sure if I actually want to submit myself
@bezorp @robertelectricity I had the same feelings, I'm not a big fan of gore movies like "Saw" or "Human Centipad". But honestly I was thinking so much about the exposition of humanity's behavior when desperate that it didn't have much time to dwell on the gore.
And it was a truly cutting critique of human society. Except in reality the elite rich are seldom cycled through the levels to see the other side.
My bet is if you watch the first 20 minutes you'll watch it all.
Alopece@robertelectricity
I always suspected mommy of communist subversion. Making me share a bedroom....
I always suspected mommy of communist subversion. Making me share a bedroom....
Charles Herold@robertelectricity OTOH if your mom had just tossed you the table scraps when she was done capitalism would feel like home!
xs4me2Great way of putting it!
Lot⁴⁹@robertelectricity Capitalism also: after the meal, mom throws the garbage over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
Basil@robertelectricity and that the person who cuts the cake get the last slice.
TVNRed@robertelectricity Man does this bring back bad memories of a camping trip where a mom told her kids this and they threw an absolute conniption fit
Magitism@robertelectricity The main argument of Capitalism is that you should only get firsts if you finished your chores. Unfortunately for some the chore is the dishes and the others the chore is squeezing coal into diamonds barehanded.
Just Jo@magitism @robertelectricity even then, most people can recognize that letting your kids go hungry because they did not do the dishes is abuse.
@JoTheBuzzyard @robertelectricity while I agree, let’s not belabor the metaphor.
@magitism @robertelectricity on the contrary, I think it makes the metaphor better!
TheFuzzyFloof@robertelectricity This problem is specifically with the US, not with capitalism.