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The Entire Human Species Has Been Turned Into A Profit-Generating Machine (lemmy.nz)
submitted 2 months ago by Maeve@kbin.earth to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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The human species has essentially been transformed into a giant machine to generate profit for corporations.

Under capitalism, humanity exists to serve the interests of the corporation. We are all livestock; beasts of burden used to carry margin expansion forward from quarterly statement to quarterly statement. Enjoyment of life has no value other than the extent to which it can be used to increase the net worth of the shareholders.

That’s why everyone’s so unhappy. We’re not living with purpose. We’re not working together to build a better world and a better future, we’re just pulling levers to turn gears to make the arrow line go up on the graph in the conference room. It’s a hollow, pointless way for people to live.

It makes our whole culture vapid and soulless.

Crosspost from https://news.abolish.capital/post/56355

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[–] timmy_dean_sausage@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm reeeaaaally not interested in a reddit-style gotcha debate. But, since you seem adamant on persuading me to agree with your opinions; how does social democracy stomp on Asia? How is my assessment of China's political system wrong?

Nah, I just don't click on random links. I'm not familiar with tankie.tube.

[–] A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think they are refering to the fact that the worldbank and the IMF are keeping poor countries trapped in debt

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 months ago

Not to mention resource extraction for a pittance, pollution of the dirt, water, food, low pay often at para/military/governmental complicity, and a host of other wtfery.

[–] timmy_dean_sausage@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That makes a lot more sense than "social democracies "stomp Asia". There is absolutely a global effort to maintain the status quo that keeps many non-western nations suppressed. I don't think social democracy, as a system, is the culprit. It's all a big game for the ultra-wealthy everywhere, and most politicians quickly learn they need to play the game to stay in the game. It won't stop until we create and implement systems that are impossible to corrupt.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The gymnastics here are worthy of a medal and the projection is 100% Oscar winning. What this says to me is you're not interested in hearing another perspective, your treats mean more than the lives they squander, especially since they are out of your direct line of vision. The video is also available on Instagram but again, you'd prefer treats to truth.

Enjoy, I guess.