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minus-squareGyoza Power@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoIf it hasn’t collapsed with a few hundred people having more money than the rest of the entire world while also using it for selfish motives, I doubt it would collapse with a fairer distribution. But capitalism shills gotta shill
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·1 year agoYou know which countries are most “equal”? Poor African countries where people can’t even afford fresh water.
minus-squareOrphie Baby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThere are many problems with this argument; but it’s 11pm and I’m sleepy, so have the first one that came to mind. Those countries don’t have a lot of wealth per capita to begin with, so it’s not a goddamned equal comparison.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSleepy or not, but equality doesn’t mean crap.
If it hasn’t collapsed with a few hundred people having more money than the rest of the entire world while also using it for selfish motives, I doubt it would collapse with a fairer distribution. But capitalism shills gotta shill
You know which countries are most “equal”? Poor African countries where people can’t even afford fresh water.
There are many problems with this argument; but it’s 11pm and I’m sleepy, so have the first one that came to mind.
Those countries don’t have a lot of wealth per capita to begin with, so it’s not a goddamned equal comparison.
Sleepy or not, but equality doesn’t mean crap.