mysoulishomeSep 3, 2023

Why is everyone so giddy about the flooding thay happened at burning man?

https://lemmy.world/post/4383339

Why is everyone so giddy about the flooding thay happened at burning man? - Lemmy.world

Social media seems to be laughing its ass off about this tragedy, is it because the folks at burning man are perceived as frivolous hippies or something? Everyone I’ve ever met who was a regular burning man attendee has been a solid human being with strong morals, personally and financially responsible, a career. Upstanding members of society for sure. I guess all some people know is the sensationalized drugs and sex. A person died. This is a tragedy for an event that brings positivity into the world. Kind of annoyed.

Show threadsederxSep 4, 2023
i dont care what happens to rich people
Show threadpulaskiwasrightSep 4, 2023

Most of them aren’t rich. They’re middle class. The only reason you think most of them are rich is because of how a lot of the middle class has fallen into poverty. Don’t tear down the people that are still truly middle class.

The truly wealthy are a problem, but they’re a minority at burning man.

Show threadCryophiliaSep 4, 2023
It’s all relative. If the poor have gotten poorer, then the “almost rich”, just by virtue of hanging on to their wealth, have edged up into “rich” territory
Show threadpulaskiwasrightSep 4, 2023
Sure, if you want the extremely rich people who actually made you poor to write your narrative for them. Save your anger for the people who actually suppress wages and equity. Not people who just managed to carve out a middle class life by doing some job.
Show threadCryophiliaSep 4, 2023
I have plenty of anger to go around, there’s no danger of it running out.
Show threadpulaskiwasrightSep 4, 2023
Why not be angry at other poor people too then? They deserve it as much as the middle class.
Show threadCryophiliaSep 4, 2023
No, they don’t.
Show threadpulaskiwasrightSep 4, 2023
They do though. Neither one of them deserves your anger. Be angry at the people who actually set up the system that makes you poor. Not the middle class who has as much to blame as the poor.
Show threadCryophiliaSep 4, 2023

The middle class didn’t set up the system, but they love benefiting from it.

But even then, my main gripe with the middle class is their insistence that they’re blameless and they like to pretend they’re on the same side as the poor when they’re constantly supporting policies to keep the poor poorer.

Show threadSnowdenHeroOfOurTimeSep 5, 2023
What a useless bullshit excuse to be hateful and averse to any actual solution whatsoever
Show threadCryophiliaSep 5, 2023
Never said I was averse to solutions. I can be hateful and also want to fix the problems.
Show threadSnowdenHeroOfOurTimeSep 5, 2023
Yeah the real way to fix capitalism is to hate people with 20% more money than you. Great plan.
Show threadCryophiliaSep 5, 2023
Now you’re getting it
Show threadSnowdenHeroOfOurTimeSep 5, 2023
You’re getting nothing though. Scream at the clouds (except in your case they’re not even rain clouds, they’re actually just people barely better off than you but you’re just too fucking stupid to understand it) if you like, you’re actually helping the rich people keep their advantage
Show threadCryophilia
And how is that exactly?
Sep 5, 2023 at 5:14pmWeb