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- cross-posted to:
- memes@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/36883936
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- Not about programming.
- There are 4 top level comments, all casting small business owners negatively.
The fediverse is as artificially manipulated as reddit.
Remember: Just because a business is small doesn’t mean it’s automatically better. For example, if Bezos ran a corner shop with only three employees, he’d still try and stop them from taking toilet breaks.
Yeah I don’t care about small business to feel bad about casting judgement like this.
They have to reduce cost to stay competitive. I can relate tho. Because some people who decide these things are blind for how AI-y their shit looks and that it screams incredibly low quality/seriousness/professionality/legitimacy and low effort/dedication.
Business owners are (generally) not your allies in the class war, no matter how small or large their business is.
So running a craft studio and selling your art direct to people in your area makes you a class traitor now?
Man, I’m having trouble keeping up with who we’re supposed to hate guys.
You hit a false dichotomy. “Not your allies” does not automatically mean “class traitors”. They might be neutral.
Stop strawmanning it. You’re arguing in bad faith when you use an example nobody is talking about.
Obviously, they mean that small business people are generally (remember that word?) still owner class capitalists, which are generally not your friend if you’re a wagey.
They did say generally. They also said “no matter how small their business is.”
You can judge it pretty succinctly: if they are controlling a resource that others depend on in order to live (such as deriving a wage), then they are the bourgeoisie. What you’re referring to is closer to lumpenproletariat — someone who works for themselves
Okay, so if they employ someone part time to help with the bookkeeping, then I’m supposed to hate them, but not before? Just trying to understand.
God I can feel your sneering condescension through this post.
I can almost hear the subtle lisp rasping through your teeth as you read your own posts back to yourself.
I don’t know what you look like, but I know the people who bullied me in highschool would have bullied you twice as hard.
The fuck kind of insult is that? “You look like a bullying victim”? Be better.
then I’m supposed to hate them, but not before?
No! Hate them if they’re different!! Any kind of identifiable difference!!! If they’re not with you they are obviously against you!! !! Don’t just sit around bitching about it on the internet, take real action!! !!! The elections are rigged and useless anyway, direct action is the only thing that makes a difference!!! !!! If you don’t do it now, THEY will only make things WORSE for you!!! ! !!!
/s !!! !! !!!
having trouble keeping up with who we’re supposed to hate
Everyone. The bots are going for maximal conflict and strife - spend more time online, find more outrageous reasons to hate more people.
Best to just give it all to the same billionaire, then.
Who said that was the alternative? You fucking clowns…
“oh so other capitalists might still be capitalists? That must mean you want to suck Bezos’ dick!”
Again. Clown. That’s you.
You never gave any alternative, and still haven’t. It’s starting to look like you don’t have one.
Best to not spend any money on anything at all if you can possibly avoid it.
Best protest you can make is to limit your participation in the economy as much as possible. They want your money. Don’t give it to them.
Don’t get too wrapped up in a bunch of numbers in the computer system that represent… nothing. The only thing money does is manipulate the behavior of people, it’s not edible, it won’t keep you warm and dry at night, it’s not even a good way to get around town - all that money does is convince other people to do these things for you in exchange for money - until it doesn’t.
So, yeah, it’s the social game - but it’s also obviously rigged - so unless you’re a player at the higher levels, just collect as much as you need - earn faster than you spend - and don’t stress too much about fair, there’s no such thing as fair in the adult world.
i think this ignores the material demographic reality that whereas when that quote was said most of the world was the proletariat, now most of the world is middle class (at least, the world that Lemmy users live in)
The middle class has been shrinking my entire adult life. The gap between people who start with nothing and work their way up and the people who start with a massive boost and accelerate in wealth accumulation faster than the bootstrappers ever could has grown by an astounding multiple in the past 50 years.
Also:
local business ->
just a franchise store <-
