Comment on I wonder why the world is on fire? A mystery

• SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Common people.

  That’s the reason why in the ‘50’s people could work at a gas station and still afford a house and family.

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  • hayvan@piefed.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That was a “common” experience of a small percentage of people. The rest of the world was heavily exploited.

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    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Things were pretty good here in the states.

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      • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Not if you weren’t white.

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      • hayvan@piefed.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        So after a global war destroyed every other country, the only place whose industry and infrastructure wasn’t in ruins, whose cities were intact, whose population wasn’t murdered by bombing, some of those people did pretty well.

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  • vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I know this is a troll account, but for the sake of other users reading this thread; capitalism is an inherently arc shaped economy. It does tend work at first, but it’s inherently unsustainable.

    Similar to the idea that if you smoke meth, you will get high, but it’s a doomed decision every single time.

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    • h4lf8yte@lemmy.ml ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Do not forget that stuff also worked out in the past because literally every capitalist country exploited the global south.

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      • vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yeah this shouldn’t be overlooked.

        Another inherent trait of capitalism is that it thrives on and essentially requires some group to be exploited so another can profit. It’s an asymmetrical system by design.

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