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I'm typing this next to a shower. We need a symbol to represent everyone who is not a billionaire. Does anyone have any ideas? My last post was removed as I suggested a guillotine. So uh, don't suggest guillotines guys. We don't want to offend anyone now.

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[-] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 hours ago

A loaf of bread.

Because none of these reptiles know how much one costs, just like they have no idea what their actions will cost.

[-] morto@piefed.social 27 points 20 hours ago

We already have the raised fist symbol for a long time

image

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_fist

It even has an emoji:

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Blåhaj might as well be

[-] mHtt@lemmy.ca 34 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

My fav Mario Kart character has ALWAYS been Luigi. luigi peace

[-] valar@lemmy.ca 38 points 22 hours ago

Guillotine is the only answer

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago
[-] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Removed here, on Lemmy? I'd expect it from Reddit... but here on Lemmy!?! Hey mod that did that, go get a job at Meta or something, since you can't shake their social-engineered domestication and brainwashing.

[-] arsCynic@piefed.social 1 points 12 hours ago

I don't understand. The top answer is guillotine and it's also still mentioned in the original post, but now it's not being removed?

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago

Wait til you find out that entire instances automatically filter out cuss words in people's comments.

[-] Insekticus@aussie.zone 1 points 13 hours ago

And here I thought Lemmy would be better than Reddit...

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 0 points 15 hours ago

Instances are governed by the law of the country the server is based in. If what is written goes against a law there then it is in everybody’s interest to correct that.

I’m not saying that’s what happened here but it is possible.

Go have a look at the mod log.

[-] arsCynic@piefed.social 5 points 14 hours ago

The law is not always correct. Alan Turing was coerced into suicide because he was prosecuted for homosexuality, forcing him to choose between jailtime or chemical castration.

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Yes, the law is often very wrong, but, unfortunately, that does not stop it from being the law… nor does it shield you from punishment from the state.

Break the law = no instance Obey the law = have instance

Check out .world and where they stand under German law, for example. It is illegal to say some things under German law. Don’t like it? Run for election and try and initiate change or move country.

[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 16 points 22 hours ago

A guillothreene.

It's like a guillotine, but for three people.

Technically not a guillotine because a guillotine is for one person.

[-] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 21 hours ago
[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

An orca.

A green cap with an L on it.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

A wood chipper

[-] arsCynic@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago

🔨 Hope.

It's an official pin by Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

[-] Snailpope@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

The cent symbol

[-] Zier@fedia.io 5 points 21 hours ago

Instead of using a symbol for the majority of people, we should label the billionaires when referring to them. I suggest using this, ☢ to indicate how toxic and radioactive they are to humanity. If you really want to designate yourself from them you could use a 🚫 over a ☢ to show you are not one of them.

[-] butter_tart@piefed.ca 3 points 15 hours ago
[-] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 15 hours ago

Maybe we merge them both and have a new symbol.

[-] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago
[-] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 6 points 22 hours ago

Put 🚫 on top of💲?

It is the information age. We do not need physical money, we have the means to track resource allocation, production, processing, and need. Money incentivizes competition instead of cooperation. As human beings living on the same planet, we all have similar goals. The rich are using their money to hoard even more money, deliberately depriving others of their basic necessities.

I don't want to be a slave or a master. I don't want to be rich. I want a life worth living, work worth doing. I want to help people.

I get that it will take much time and effort to change, but if we don't, we might all die for someone else's greed. Many people already have. Easier said than done, admittedly.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -1 points 21 hours ago

Thats very altruistic but I dont think thats possible with how humans work

[-] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 3 points 11 hours ago

It's not just altruism. Empathy is reasonable. Cooperation is necessary for our survival. If we give up, the rich will kill us all.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

I appreciate the sentiment but I can't be that positive. If people were actually cooperating and empathetic they'd invite the homeless into their houses. I'm not even going to do that, I'm selfish.

[-] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 6 points 22 hours ago
[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

A crushed can.

[-] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 4 points 21 hours ago

If a guillotine is not okay, how about a piece of cake? It has the French Revolution connection but looks cute and delicious.

The Marie Antoinette quote is probably apocryphal but wgaf.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

🧱

Brick by brick

Or feeding it to them, either way works.

[-] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world -1 points 15 hours ago

The pyramid from US money. Remove the top

[-] vivalapivo@lemmy.today -4 points 22 hours ago
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