David NjokuMar 9

Random thought.

If public libraries didn't already exist, capitalism wouldn't let you invent it. Can you imagine how many billions Jeff Bezos would plough into fighting the idea, destroying any politician who dared to back it?

Support your local library.

Show threadKalki RiderMar 9

@davidnjoku

What does capitalism have to do with the fact most people are stupid enough to get locked into a walled garden where they don't really buy anything but pay for a subscription?

What does capitalism have to do with the fact that we are being pushed into a future where we essentially own nothing and we're supposed to be happy about it?

Neither of these things are a fundamental part of capitalism.

Show threadWoozle HypertwinMar 9

@Kalki_Rider They seem directly connected, to me. Capitalism causes both of them.

@davidnjoku

Show threadKalki RiderMar 9
@woozle @davidnjoku Then you don't know the definition of capitalism. In capitalism, owning things is generally seen as a good thing.
Show threadWoozle HypertwinMar 10

@Kalki_Rider

Yes, that is correct. Capitalism says nothing, however, about ensuring that ownership is equitable, fair, or even common.

@davidnjoku

Show threadKalki RiderMar 10
@woozle @davidnjoku Well then, on the same token, Communism and Socialism must both fundamentally lead to totalitarianism.
Show threadWoozle HypertwinMar 10

@Kalki_Rider

Why would you suggest that socialism leads to totalitarianism?

@davidnjoku

Show threadKalki RiderMar 10
@woozle @davidnjoku Show me where it hasn't.
Show threadSolithaMar 10

@Kalki_Rider All of Scandinavia?

You're viewing our current situation in a short-sighted way. Paying for subs means we're basically renting... from the rich person who owns the material or rights.

The landlord is a part of capitalism.

@woozle @davidnjoku

Show threadKalki RiderMar 10
@solitha @woozle @davidnjoku Scandinavia doesn't exactly have the best speech laws. Let alone privacy.
Show threadSolithaMar 10

@Kalki_Rider They're better off than where we are, and worlds better than where we're going.

@woozle @davidnjoku

Show threadKalki RiderMar 10
@solitha @woozle @davidnjoku No, they are not. Say the wrong thing there and the police will come to your door. Fail to comply with their complaints and you will suffer. This is not freedom.
Show threadSolithaMar 10

@Kalki_Rider They are the strongest democracies in the world, with the highest dedication to human rights.

I don't know where you are, but my US is failing in both metrics, rapidly.

@woozle @davidnjoku

Show threadPetra van Cronenburg
@solitha Look at the profile. Typical trolling, nearly no followers. @[email protected] @woozle @davidnjoku
Mar 10 at 10:55amWeb
Show threadSolithaMar 10
@NatureMC Yeah, look at mine. I don't judge by that metric, at least not on its own. Sometimes people have reasons.
Show threadPetra van CronenburgMar 10
@solitha That's different! I look at the combination of trolling/followers visible at their post & replies. The ratio between troll comments and followers is often 100:1. 😉
You don't troll.
Show threadSolithaMar 10

@NatureMC I might, or might come across as if I am, but it's not something I try to do.

I actually didn't see a lot of trolling in his profile. Just this thread, and a reply to someone else indicating Islamophobia.

🤷