2026-07-27 12:20 UTC
If our capitalist society allowed me to, I would be outside planting trees, flowers, and growing edible and organic food. This is all I really want to do. Alas I can't because this doesn't pay the bills (ironically those who work in this space and up compromising on their values!)
This is what capitalism does to us - it does not value jobs with purpose or meaning. And this is why I am engaged with whatever anti-capitalist activities I can be.
I *dislike* individualistic critique. I feel the..
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@matttutt@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 12:22
same these days towards our obsession with Musk, Bezos, Trump, Zuckerberg, whoever you want to focus on. This individual level critique ignores the bigger picture which is the system that allows these types to proliferate. If you remove a Trump or Bezos - what will happen? They'll be replaced with another look-alike. This is a waste of time and energy. Focus on the systematic level of what is happening! Stop the individual level critiques UNLESS they do clearly represent the elite classes!