Life lesson, kid

[tomkatt@lemmy.world]

That 18 month old’s name? Julian Delphiki.

[gullible@sh.itjust.works]

No, dad has a point. Kid had half of his labor taken in order to provide for others. Get him a pension, healthcare, and some robust workers rights

[phil_in_here@lemmy.ca]

"So now we're going to start practicing capitalism. Buy your own fucking blocks, you freeloading piece of shit! I don't even want these, but you sure as shit can't have them!"

[tacosanonymous@mander.xyz]

Leftists will read this and say, "Hell yeah!"

[texasdrunk@lemmy.world]

Ok, that's a solid reference even if I won't read those anymore. Kudos.

[merc@sh.itjust.works]

I asked my dog about this, and she had some good points:

First of all, that's Duplo not Lego.

Second of all, "the means to my Lego"?

Third of all, theft is theft under both capitalism and socialism. If he didn't have an agreement with his dad that his dad could take half the tower, the dad is simply a thief. And theft is theft under both systems. And if his dad is supposed to represent "the government" or something, and taking half his stuff is supposed to be taxation, taxation happens under both capitalism and socialism.

[chivera@lemmy.world]

Hell yeah!

[dasfaultier@sh.itjust.works]

Also, taxes aren't theft. You get something in return for it, usually services and infrastructure. Dad didn't give anything back for the stolen Duplos. Says my dog.

(Oh, and please tell your dog I said hi.)

[merc@sh.itjust.works]

I mean, Dad, being a dad, did supply a lot of things to junior: food, shelter, security, etc. And, even though I think the libertarian idea that "taxation is theft" is really stupid, there is a slight point that it's not a contract you sign or an arrangement you agree to, it's an requirement forced on you based on where you're born. If you don't like those rules, you have to leave the country -- and even leaving the country isn't always something people are allowed to do.

In that, there's a bit of a similar relationship with your parents. They impose rules on you that you can't negotiate and can't refuse. You're stuck with them until you're old enough to move out and live on your own.

Anyhow, the whole thing is kinda dumb. At least, that's what my dog says. Oh, and she'd like for you to describe the smell of your dog's butt for her, if you wouldn't mind.

[wizard_pope@lemmy.world]

I mean those look like off brand building bricks. Also duplo is a lego brand

[ryedaft@sh.itjust.works]

You don't so much get something in return for taxation as you already got it. Other people's taxes created the conditions for your income and now part of your income goes to creating the conditions for other people to generate value and income. It's a raw deal if you have a very high income and you only get infrastructure and healthcare back but realise that the whole foundation of your wealth, safety, and happiness comes from other people's taxes and then hopefully it is okay to pay taxes to give those things to other people. Additionally, this is capitalism so if you have a lot of income it's because other people are generating more value than their income. Society (and therefore taxes) is the only thing that can make that tolerable.

[commiunism@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I asked my insufferable pet cat about this, and they dropped a wall of text on me:

It's not socialism and this exact notion that "socialism is when workers get compensated fully and fairly for their work and when they own the means of production" has been thoroughly called out for being nonsensical. Workers merely owning their means of production is a minor improvement, but it doesn't abolish capital or exploitation given how markets and commodity production still exist.

Now, in order to compete within that market for profit, workers have to exploit themselves by reducing their wages, increasing their own work hours to produce more goods to outflood their opponents so they essentially turn to collective capitalists.

A person under this system also can't make full value of their labor, simply because there's taxes that are used to fund public sectors such as education, healthcare, etc (it's necessary though). People also are different, some can work more intensely with higher tempo due to how they're built, and others might not be able to put in the same amount of labor, thus it's impossible to have "fair compensation" without uprooting commodity production, doing away with money completely and instead producing things to fulfill everyone's needs. Only then can things truly be "fair".

[dasfaultier@sh.itjust.works]

she'd like for you to describe the smell of your dog's butt for her, if you wouldn't mind.

Oh I don't mind a bit. It smells, and I quote: "Woof woof grrr, arrf snort hmpf huffhuff." Hope that helps.

Dog tax:

[sxan@midwest.social]

I asked my cat about this, and he said,

"You're literally describing capitalism, Ruairidh. Do you not pay taxes, you dumb fuck? Now scratch my head, just a little, and then give me treats."

[p1k1e@lemmy.world]

I didn't ask my cat anything. He just ran up, smacked me, called me a loser, and stole a chicken thigh off my plate.

[icastfist@programming.dev]

I asked my alter ego whether that definition of socialism was right and he said that I should ask my other alter ego, who said that this looks shopped, but couldn't confirm for some reason, so he went on to ask one of his sockpuppet imaginary friends whether this was true and came back with a slap to my face.

So, there you have it, slap on my face/true

[raivokulli@sopuli.xyz]

Also, taxes aren't theft. You get something in return for it,

I'm going to give you a candy while I rob you. Police hate this simple trick

[laser@feddit.org]

Checkmate, socialists

[zarkanian@sh.itjust.works]

Don't be pedantic; that's what ruined Reddit in the first place.

It seems like everybody has a different theory about wHaT rUiNeD ReDdIt

[blametheantifa@lemmy.world]

Many things ruined Reddit. So many things.