Flippanarchy
Flippant Anarchism. A lighter take on social criticism with the aim of agitation.
Post humorous takes on capitalism and the states which prop it up. Memes, shitposting, screenshots of humorous good takes, discussions making fun of some reactionary online, it all works.
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Exactly. That's where we should be right now. It's commonly known as a "Universal Basic Income", but it should be thought of as a "Citizenship Dividend". The government should be compensating each of us for the use of our individual political power, much like Alaska compensates its citizens out of its Permanent Fund from oil revenue.
That's actually a big part of the problem. People motivated by the desperation of "hunger" are willing to accept bare minimum wages without complaint. They allow themselves to be extorted, and in doing so, they drag down the wage expectations of everyone around them. Why should I pay you a living wage when I can just hire that lazy asshole at a poverty wage? You want actual money; he'd work for literal peanuts if he's hungry enough.
I don't want that lazy asshole stealing from me. I don't want desperate people in the labor market, dragging down wages. I want them at home, eating Doritos, drinking Mountain Dew, and playing CoD in their parents' basement. If the government is going to give us each a Citizenship Dividend, he can afford to buy his Doritos and Dew: I'll go ahead and sell them to him.