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I contributed to civilization, exploited to the fullest extent while doing so. Thus I could afford a cell phone. (lemmy.world)
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Maybe billionaires should get a real job that contributes.

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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

exploited to the fullest

I really feel obligated to point out that most of us are really not exploited 'to the fullest'. We live in the best time for the common man since man began.

That may be damnation by faint praise, but given that the meme is showing medieval peasants, and the widespread misconception that medieval serfs 'had it better' than we did, technology aside...

Maybe billionaires should get a real job that contributes.

I actually disagree. 'Prisoner' isn't a job, yet it's definitely what they should end up as.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

We live in the best time for the common man since man began.

I think you still have a liberal living inside your head - you might want to do something about that.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I'm not inclined to take political criticism seriously from someone who thinks capitalism is more violent than fascism.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

If you don't understand why capitalism is far more violent than even fascism is it simply means you don't understand either.

[-] WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

See the thing is the benefits we have over peasants are just things that in the end help the billionaire class. Having more money and access to more goods just helps line their pockets more. Meanwhile the things peasants had that we don't, the main one being the amount of time off from working, would not help the billionaires so they make sure we can't get it so they can reap the productivity advances of technology to increase their wealth.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

See the thing is the benefits we have over peasants are just things that in the end help the billionaire class. Having more money and access to more goods just helps line their pockets more.

Okay. It also helps us not die, and live in relative comfort, and save a great deal of time that would otherwise be spent on menial chores and labor. We take things for granted that past generations would have (and did) literally killed over.

Meanwhile the things peasants had that we don’t, the main one being the amount of time off from working,

This is exactly the misconception I was talking about, thank you for demonstrating.

[-] LwL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Gotta love when people think that not having to work for an employer is free time and not "do what is effectively chores you need to survive".

There are probably people in the developed world now where I could agree they have it worse than the average medieval peasant, but then we're comparing the worst situation to the average.

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