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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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[โ€“] sparky678348@lemm.ee 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Capitalism makes me feel like I don't deserve a good life because I'm not very competitive.

[โ€“] mrmanager 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Only you decide what you deserve. If you have decided that you don't deserve a good life, then that will happen. If you decide that you deserve a good life, that will also happen.

Not because of magic but because your mindset about yourself has changed.

I feel I deserve a good life. I'm a good guy who tries to support others and treat people well. That's my idea of deserving to have a good life.

[โ€“] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

That's "The Secret" level of crap. We're not born equal, especially those who are a minority in their country. Go tell a Tutsi that have seen their family hacked to pieces by machetes that it's because they decided they didn't deserve a good life that they had a bad life, I fucking dare you.

[โ€“] SigloPseudoMundo@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

What a trite & meaningless comment. Dangerous too, it places all responsibility of having a "good life" on the oppressed. I'm sure that's how you get to sleep at night believing that other people's problems are their own fault because they don't have the right mindset...