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The article is actually decently well written good-faith satire meant to address how poverty and hunger are inherent to capitalism as a system. The title was just too bold lol

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[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 174 points 1 day ago (16 children)

So he's not defending/promoting "world Hunger", just arguing that it's not a bug but a feature developed to have cheap labor, and that the people in power don't want to end it

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 68 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

Sounds good at a glance, but when you look at the way he reaches that conclusion (that the threat of hunger is the only reason people are willing to work), and his solution (for a class of "intellectuals" like him to take charge) however, are just neoliberal swill..

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Maybe they should build a city in the ocean where these intellectuals have full control. Maybe experiment with some cool drugs.

[–] Rudee@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

Sounds positively Rapturous

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Would you kindly come join us?

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmfao, I'd pay to watch them descend in to chaos as they insist on ranking each other by importance or whatever arbitrary measure of superiority they choose, because they simply can't function otherwise, until they all end up dead from refusing to "lower" themselves to cooperate with "inferiors".

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There’s an event coming up in November you’re really going to enjoy.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

If only.. But I suspect whatever happens in November, it isn't going to be pleasing at all (to me as an anarchist, anyway), especially because it isn't themselves they consume, like the hypothetical "intellectuals" on the desert island would, but the rest of us, and those most vulnerable first.

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