54 points

The 1% are still having the orgies while work to them richer.

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Yeah. They’re even fucking kids in the ancient Greek tradition.

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13 points

They gotta pay their orgy bills somehow

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That really comes down to the individual. Not everyone is a hedonist.

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Just from my own observation, people in general are so subsumed by the system that they could not comprehend life outside of it.

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Sure they can. We see that in a lot of fiction. Most apocalyptic fiction works due to a lot of people wanting to have some excitement rather then a normal job.

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30 points

As usual the issue is ownership.

The owning class, you guessed it, own all the machines that create the abundance and so they get almost 100% of the reward.

All the orgies and none of the work for them, all of the work and none of the orgies for us. :(

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100%, they will only pay subsistence + treats on average, regardless of productivity.

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15 points

Complex machines have a high overhead; the more complex the machine, the higher the cost.

This is just an observation though. There is absolutely no excuse for the lack of orgies.

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12 points

Call me a prude but I think orgies should be done inside

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Why inside if everyone is participating anyways?
At least as long as the weather is good.

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Too many variables with outdoor orgies. Weather is one thing but then you have to deal with insects, dirt and sand, sun burns and heat exhaustion. I could go on but I think you get the point it’s just a logistical nightmare.

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11 points

Let’s compromise on an open-air bathhouse

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7 points

Have you ever heard of mosquitoes?

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4 points

I wonder if they make personal lubricant with DEET. 🤔

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