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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoIt’s literally the only way for capitalism to keep going… When there’s not enough jobs to earn money for resources shit hits the fan. To compensate for technological advances the standard work week needs to shrink while wages at least stay the same. That way there’s more jobs. It’s literally the whole point of the Luddite movement when the auto look showed up.
minus-squareLedivin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-217 days agoBut what if our oligarchs just let 40% of us die, instead? Do they even notice a difference? They probably make more money.
minus-squarebradorsomething@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoThe whole pyramid scheme requires the poor to buy things, and collapses when they don’t.
It’s literally the only way for capitalism to keep going…
When there’s not enough jobs to earn money for resources shit hits the fan.
To compensate for technological advances the standard work week needs to shrink while wages at least stay the same. That way there’s more jobs.
It’s literally the whole point of the Luddite movement when the auto look showed up.
But what if our oligarchs just let 40% of us die, instead? Do they even notice a difference? They probably make more money.
The whole pyramid scheme requires the poor to buy things, and collapses when they don’t.