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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Read Marx, everyone, even if you don't think you need to. Actually, especially if you don't think you need to.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not true, I also enjoy stuff not created by workers, like mountains, forests or the sea.

On the other hand, I hate a lot of stuff capitalism created.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Is capitalism in the room with you right now?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

*looks at brands that may be cheaper without a brand *

Uhh, yes.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm typing this on a device that I carry around with me all day, who's entire purpose is to collect as much data as possible and deliver it back to the company I bought it from. All in order to influence me to buy more of their stuff. In a way, yeah capitalism is always in the room with me. It kinda sucks.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Take the FOSS pill, if you can! Go for privacy-focused setups and reduce addictive elements, the mental clarity is huge.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My life is so close to ad-free. Next step is to stop going outside

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Hardest challenge: touching grass lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Haha. Fair point

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, absolutely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are... are you saying capitalism doesn't exist?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and yet that is what that idiom implies - that you are seeing things that don't exist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No. I don't thinks so...