• JamieDub86@piefed.social
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    I liked it when Thatcher the Milk Snatcher said “the problem with socialism is you run out of other people’s money”, and people just accepted that with no critical thought whatsoever

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        Thus its dependency on frontiers: “new” land, new tech, new cars, new trends, dot com, surveillance capitalism, mars, VR, crypto, ai, etc.

  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
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    I just don’t understand why they need so much stuff. I have a small SUV (Hyundai Kona), moderate sized house (three bedroom), and a small family (wife and baby daughter). I can eat what I want, go where I want and don’t need to worry about choosing between eating or having a roof over my head.

    I work a pretty average paying kind of job.

    Even if I had tons more money, I don’t think I’d want much else. At most I’d pay off the mortgage and secure a good college fund for my daughter.

  • ジン@quokk.au
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    “Why do men fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation?”

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      “All ran towards their chains, believing that they were securing their liberty.”

    • 草泥馬@mander.xyzOP
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      Why does anyone volunteer or do anything for free ever?

      Empathy, Pride, Achievement, Recognition, Logic, etc. are all drivers for people.