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[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Oh sure, but the holders of that capital will be Millenials, so it's all good, right?

Right?

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Yep, whenever someone says this shit it's just a pretense for austerity.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

This is just like how it'll be at the end times... me and miss page three.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

The one on the left reminds of Leo Dicaprio, for some reason.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

You know, they call them fingers, but I ain't ever seen 'em fing...

Oh, there they go.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I really can't agree with that, it's just so clearly setting up a sequel that I'd be really disappointed if we never get a proper one.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Ironically, I got radicalised by a book written by a Milquetoast centrist, Capital In The 21st Century.

It's essentially a capitalist thinking through the fundamental implications of capitalism, especially that the market demands that the rate of return must be higher than the rate off growth. Piketty goes through the history of the 20th century and how the post-war boom came about, and how it's equality was dismantled in the eighties in order to fuel greater returns.

Then he comes up with his policy recommendations, and it's.... a wealth tax. Which you know, I'm not opposed to, but the idea that's going to have the same sort of impact as the creation of the welfare state and WW2 is insane. Never mind that there's nothing in place to prevent the rise of austerity again. At that point I knew the only way to proceed was to dismantle the capital class in it's entirety.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How are Owls doing in the future?

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Living in a heavily industrialised/post-industrial nation is better than living in medieval pastoralism.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

First as tragedy, then as farce.

[–] Candidate@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You could just play Metal Gear Rising, it's 75% of the way there.

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