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

  • Bananskal@nord.pubEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I know it’s working as designed — working against us.

    I’m not imagining a leap forward, I’m imagining a leap backwards, to freedom before there was money. Sorry if this has been unclear all along…

    • Maeve@kbin.earthOP
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      1 day ago

      Would you be so kind as to elucidate in some detail?

      I didn’t realize who you were until I scrolled up. Barter is cumbersome and greatly limits mobility. Do you propose means to overcome that?

      • Bananskal@nord.pubEnglish
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        19 hours ago

        I do not. Like I said, again, life will be a lot more boring and cumbersome. Trade-off.