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matcha_addict@lemy.lol
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How about this system: instead of orienting society around serving and maximizing capital, we orient it around serving our own needs?

Capitalism is riddled with so much wasted time that doesn’t serve the needs of our society, and we are constantly over-producing and over-working to meet needs of capital.

There’s tons of evidence to support what I said above. I’d be happy to cite you more readings if you’re interested in exploring.

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Did you read my post? Where did I say that I don’t like living in a society? I said the exact opposite.

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I feel the same about my job. I love what I do, I just wish it was targeted towards helping my community rather than generating profits for rich capitalists

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Not everyone has to farm and hunt. It was more than 200,000 years ago that humanity figured out how not to get all of us to farm and hunt, way before capitalism ever was a thing.

Speicalization in the context I used does not mean “be an expert at a thing”. It means “Spend most of your time doing just that one thing”. I can see why you were confused, I think my use of “pigeon-holed” was probably better than specializetion.

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I love how the mere idea of thinking about a better world away from capitalism immediately says “communism!” to you people, and you don’t see the irony of it

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Capitalism has been evil for a long while I would say, and this has been written about for a long while now.

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I would love to respond but I have no idea what you’re saying. Sorry. Why would I pay someone for doing my job? I would not be doing it if I could just pay someone to do it lol.

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There are countries striving to break away from capitalism, but I don’t think we’re quite there yet.

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“oh you dont wanna sell your time? why not just die right there right? surely you would not have to sell your time then!!”

This is how stupid you sound. And if you read the rest of my post, I will repeat this again, I was talking about how I wish to live in a better society, not outside of society and in the woods. dont project.

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