• interceder270@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    If they can’t afford t, they shouldn’t be there, right?

    What makes them exempt from supply and demand?

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      11 months ago

      “The invisible hand” is literally a metaphor for god. Sorry, I’m not in the capitalist suicide cult.

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            11 months ago

            Totally. I wish we lived in a culture that valued taking excess from those who have it and giving it to those who need it.

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              11 months ago

              We have to create that culture. You’re not alone. That’s the world that most people want to live in. The more we talk to each other and the more we’re able to connect, the more we can work together to make that happen.

              There’s obviously enough for everyone, but we choose to pretend there isn’t. We choose to pretend that the people who artificially restrict access to things people need to survive are ligitmiate and have the right to restrict access to food and housing. We pretend the people who enact that violence on behalf of these borders are heros. We pretend the imaginary rules they enforce on us have power. We pretend paper and imaginary numbers should dictate who lives, who dies, and who has the right to dictate the actions of others.

              We’re playing a game together with made up rules. We pretend that there isn’t enough so that people who have too much can take even more from people who don’t. This is a stupid game that we should stop playing. Just by being aware of this, we can start to change the rules.