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Why are folks so anti-capitalist? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by o_o@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi all,

I'm seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I'm wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I'm pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.

If this isn't the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I'm happy to take this somewhere else.

Cheers!

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You know that the .ml in lemmy.ml stands for "Marxist-Leninist", right?

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's actually the domain name for Mali, but that's allright. Just like how be in youtu.be is simply the domain name for Belgium

[–] rzlatic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

some people just like to "know the secret meaning that you dont know but im gonna tell ya". if youtu.be wouldn't be on their likening, the .be domain could easily disclose as butt-eating or whatever two word combination would go along as "meaningful" to smear.

[–] authorinthedark@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i simply choose to believe it means bagel enjoyer

[–] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are your favorite bagels? Good New York bagels are great! I also really enjoy a Montreal bagel sometimes. I'm in Texas where bagels are mostly from national chains or the grocery bakery, which are ok because you can usually get a jalapeno cheddar.

[–] authorinthedark@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

my food preferences have not changed since i was a child so i like cinnamon raisin

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

.ml stands for Mali.

.ee stands for Estonia.

.tv stands for Tuvalu

Just like .ca stands for Canada.

[–] mifilmi@lemmy.my.id 1 points 1 year ago

Why .ee stands for Estonia? Where's the 2nd e?

[–] Metaright@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds like a really dumb rumor. Do you have evidence?

[–] stilgar@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know if there's any "evidence" but it's well known that the devs of Lemmy are Marxist-Leninists, and that's the reason for many choosing to use Lemmy.

[–] Metaright@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I don't mean evidence for their political convictions, I mean that they chose .ml specifically because it could stand for Marx and Lenin.