• SteefLem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Always wondered. Who is going to buy stuff if noone has a job anymore (or income)?

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      1 year ago

      On top of UBI that has been mentioned (and in true socialism - everyone’s needs met beyond that, including housing, food, utilities, and so on), without capitalism the artificial “need” to “buy stuff” will no longer exist, so there’s no problem.
      One thing capitalism is great at is selling us “solutions” to problems it created itself.

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        1 year ago

        “One thing capitalism is great at is selling us “solutions” to problems it created itself”

        Hm like UBI.

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      1 year ago

      For a guy like Trump or Elon, it’s not about owning nice things or having wonderful experiences, it’s about having people line up to kiss your ass.

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      1 year ago

      No one. They’ll phase the proletariat out. Once we’re no longer needed as either labourers or consumers, we’re not needed period.

      They’ll mess around with UBI, it will be dystopian (digital tokens with expiry dates, social credit penalties) but eventually they’ll get bored and just kill us off.

      The moment is fast approaching — socialism or barbarism.