The human species has essentially been transformed into a giant machine to generate profit for corporations.

Under capitalism, humanity exists to serve the interests of the corporation. We are all livestock; beasts of burden used to carry margin expansion forward from quarterly statement to quarterly statement. Enjoyment of life has no value other than the extent to which it can be used to increase the net worth of the shareholders.

That’s why everyone’s so unhappy. We’re not living with purpose. We’re not working together to build a better world and a better future, we’re just pulling levers to turn gears to make the arrow line go up on the graph in the conference room. It’s a hollow, pointless way for people to live.

It makes our whole culture vapid and soulless.

Crosspost from https://news.abolish.capital/post/56355

  • Maeve@kbin.earthOP
    12·
    2 days ago

    Here you go: >When workers are the state and own the means of production, profits can be planned and used to keep production lines running, decrease hours while increasing wages, paying more taxes for basic human rights such as clean food, air, water, quality housing, quality healthcare, quality education, reduction of waste and emissions, r&d of better ways to produce, better medicine, and more!

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    • 𝓜𝓲𝓪@quokk.auEnglish
      31·
      2 days ago

      State capitalism is still capitalism. It still works on the exploitation of those down the line at some degree, profit is not generated from thin air, it is taken from others earning less than their fair share or paying more than something is worth.

      There is no ethical capitalism, be that private or state (states are also not the people) owned.

          • Maeve@kbin.earthOP
            1·
            1 day ago

            I’ve already told you, I began with anarchism and moved to communism. I’m not saying it’s entirely impossible, either, and I’m not entirely opposed to anarchy, rather that we need a practical, disciplined, and proven means to achieve it, if it’s ever to be realized in materiality. It doesn’t mean I like practicalities, rather that I recognize them as necessary.

            • 𝓜𝓲𝓪@quokk.auEnglish
              2·
              1 day ago

              I don’t even know if we’ve ever spoken before to be honest.

              However I started with communism and moved to anarchism. I do not think there is any universal one size fits all approach, rather that we need many local ways of doing that accommodate the needs of the local population. That can only be achieved through empowering people at the local level and ensuring they have the flexibility to adapt and change as situations arise.

              Top down models are incapable of meeting that, and routinely fall into power traps from small groups of elites from everything I see practiced historically and currently.

              • Maeve@kbin.earthOP
                1·
                1 day ago

                We have! Sorry, it’s one of my divergences. I think by listening to each other, we can grow our perspectives, if not evolve them.

                Eta:

                I do not think there is any universal one size fits all approach, rather that we need many local ways of doing that accommodate the needs of the local population. That can only be achieved through empowering people at the local level and ensuring they have the flexibility to adapt and change as situations arise.

                Believe it or not, this is a shared, popular perspective, on grad!

      • Maeve@kbin.earthOP
        11·
        2 days ago

        It’s not state capitalism. If you’re interested in an understanding that differs from your preferred narrative, they are abundant on grad. If you can stomach it.