Life lesson, kid
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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.)
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
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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
Checkmate, socialists
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Edit: there are some minor mistakes with the title and the text in the meme indicating that it's Lego, not duplo...
Don't be pedantic; that's what ruined Reddit in the first place.
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
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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
Many things ruined Reddit. So many things.
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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.
Duplo is just as much "Lego" as Technic is. They're all made by the same company.
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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".
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”.
That's Communism, not socialism. Sure, socialism has some similarities to Capitalism, that's because Socialism was never the end goal, but a transition period between Capitalism and Communism.
workers have to exploit themselves by reducing their wages
Workers don't 'exploit' themselves, workers decide if it's worth doing the work for what they can reasonably expect in return or not. If they decide it is worth it, it's something they chose for themselves, not even close to the same thing as a Capitalist squeezing every last cent of 'profit' from you as they possibly can and basically forcing you to do it by making it impossible to survive if you don't.
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).
They still get the full value of their labor. Taxes used to benefit the community benefit workers as well, because they are members of the commuity. Capitalists under capitalism still (are supposed to) pay taxes- and so do workers. Workers who are more fairly compensated for their work and have to pay taxes are better off than a wage slave who isn't fairly compensated and still has to pay taxes.
That is the comparison to make, is Socialism better than Capitalism? Yes. Is Communism better than Socialism? Yes.
It makes little sense to tell workers trapped in a Capitalistic system that Socialism isn't good because it's not as good as Communism.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
That's exactly why you don't try and be little capitalists. You can and should still care for people who are in that situation. Workers who receive a more fair share of their labor will be better equipped to help out the members of the community who are less fortunate than them, not less.
it doesn’t abolish capital
No, and it's not supposed to. It just transfers it to the people and takes it out of the hands of the ruling class. "Capital" in an of itself isn't a bad thing, It's when Capital exclusively owned by a small ruling class and used to exploit and siphon wealth from the working class (Capitalism) that's when it becomes a problem.
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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
Well actually I inquired with the spirits living at the boundary of reality and the world of pure information and they had no idea who your alter ego was.
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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
But also the dad was so stupid from Trumptard brainwashing and AI brain rot that he was unable to read the 5-line paragraph that his toddler authored, so the message was never received anyway.
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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”.
That's Communism, not socialism. Sure, socialism has some similarities to Capitalism, that's because Socialism was never the end goal, but a transition period between Capitalism and Communism.
workers have to exploit themselves by reducing their wages
Workers don't 'exploit' themselves, workers decide if it's worth doing the work for what they can reasonably expect in return or not. If they decide it is worth it, it's something they chose for themselves, not even close to the same thing as a Capitalist squeezing every last cent of 'profit' from you as they possibly can and basically forcing you to do it by making it impossible to survive if you don't.
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).
They still get the full value of their labor. Taxes used to benefit the community benefit workers as well, because they are members of the commuity. Capitalists under capitalism still (are supposed to) pay taxes- and so do workers. Workers who are more fairly compensated for their work and have to pay taxes are better off than a wage slave who isn't fairly compensated and still has to pay taxes.
That is the comparison to make, is Socialism better than Capitalism? Yes. Is Communism better than Socialism? Yes.
It makes little sense to tell workers trapped in a Capitalistic system that Socialism isn't good because it's not as good as Communism.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
That's exactly why you don't try and be little capitalists. You can and should still care for people who are in that situation. Workers who receive a more fair share of their labor will be better equipped to help out the members of the community who are less fortunate than them, not less.
it doesn’t abolish capital
No, and it's not supposed to. It just transfers it to the people and takes it out of the hands of the ruling class. "Capital" in an of itself isn't a bad thing, It's when Capital exclusively owned by a small ruling class and used to exploit and siphon wealth from the working class (Capitalism) that's when it becomes a problem.
That's Communism, not socialism. Sure, socialism has some similarities to Capitalism, that's because Socialism was never the end goal, but a transition period between Capitalism and Communism.
Yes, never said that was socialism, only that's how a fair society can only operate. Also, depending on the socialism in the context, it might not even be a transitionary period but rather bourgeois socialism that Marx criticized thoroughly in Critique of Gotha Programme, which is where 99% of my comment comes from
Workers don't 'exploit' themselves, workers decide if it's worth doing the work for what they can reasonably expect in return or not. If they decide it is worth it, it's something they chose for themselves, not even close to the same thing as a Capitalist squeezing every last cent of 'profit' from you as they possibly can and basically forcing you to do it by making it impossible to survive if you don't.
The market forces workers to exploit themselves, given how the primary way cost cutting happens is through decrease of wages, as most production costs are set in stone (like materials needed or machinery upkeep
They still get the full value of their labor. Taxes used to benefit the community benefit workers as well, because they are members of the commuity. Capitalists under capitalism still (are supposed to) pay taxes- and so do workers. Workers who are more fairly compensated for their work and have to pay taxes are better off than a wage slave who isn't fairly compensated and still has to pay taxes.
Yes, but if they pay a portion of value of their labor, they don't get the full value. It's an involuntary payment that is good and necessary, but the point is that getting full value is impossible under bourgeois state and commodity production society
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Checkmate, socialists
Checkmate, police more like
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That's Communism, not socialism. Sure, socialism has some similarities to Capitalism, that's because Socialism was never the end goal, but a transition period between Capitalism and Communism.
Yes, never said that was socialism, only that's how a fair society can only operate. Also, depending on the socialism in the context, it might not even be a transitionary period but rather bourgeois socialism that Marx criticized thoroughly in Critique of Gotha Programme, which is where 99% of my comment comes from
Workers don't 'exploit' themselves, workers decide if it's worth doing the work for what they can reasonably expect in return or not. If they decide it is worth it, it's something they chose for themselves, not even close to the same thing as a Capitalist squeezing every last cent of 'profit' from you as they possibly can and basically forcing you to do it by making it impossible to survive if you don't.
The market forces workers to exploit themselves, given how the primary way cost cutting happens is through decrease of wages, as most production costs are set in stone (like materials needed or machinery upkeep
They still get the full value of their labor. Taxes used to benefit the community benefit workers as well, because they are members of the commuity. Capitalists under capitalism still (are supposed to) pay taxes- and so do workers. Workers who are more fairly compensated for their work and have to pay taxes are better off than a wage slave who isn't fairly compensated and still has to pay taxes.
Yes, but if they pay a portion of value of their labor, they don't get the full value. It's an involuntary payment that is good and necessary, but the point is that getting full value is impossible under bourgeois state and commodity production society
Robots. Robot slaves for everyone is the solution.
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That's Communism, not socialism. Sure, socialism has some similarities to Capitalism, that's because Socialism was never the end goal, but a transition period between Capitalism and Communism.
Yes, never said that was socialism, only that's how a fair society can only operate. Also, depending on the socialism in the context, it might not even be a transitionary period but rather bourgeois socialism that Marx criticized thoroughly in Critique of Gotha Programme, which is where 99% of my comment comes from
Workers don't 'exploit' themselves, workers decide if it's worth doing the work for what they can reasonably expect in return or not. If they decide it is worth it, it's something they chose for themselves, not even close to the same thing as a Capitalist squeezing every last cent of 'profit' from you as they possibly can and basically forcing you to do it by making it impossible to survive if you don't.
The market forces workers to exploit themselves, given how the primary way cost cutting happens is through decrease of wages, as most production costs are set in stone (like materials needed or machinery upkeep
They still get the full value of their labor. Taxes used to benefit the community benefit workers as well, because they are members of the commuity. Capitalists under capitalism still (are supposed to) pay taxes- and so do workers. Workers who are more fairly compensated for their work and have to pay taxes are better off than a wage slave who isn't fairly compensated and still has to pay taxes.
Yes, but if they pay a portion of value of their labor, they don't get the full value. It's an involuntary payment that is good and necessary, but the point is that getting full value is impossible under bourgeois state and commodity production society
Yes, never said that was socialism, only that’s how a fair society can only operate.
Ok, well it's confusing how you worded it then because you start by saying "It’s not socialism", and then you describe communism. It made it sound as if you were saying that it was socialism.
It might not even be a transitionary period
Sure, and some societies already act as if the end goal is socialism. Even so I think it's valuable to try and work toward socialism because even if it doesn't ever fully transition to communism (or is extremely slow about it), that state of being is still preferable to Capitalism.
The market forces workers to exploit themselves, given how the primary way cost cutting happens is through decrease of wages
Sure, under Capitalism that's true- I doubt the first thing a collective of workers would think to do is cutting their wages. They would probably cut the CEO's and the Middle Managers pay to make the pay fair for everybody.
I just disagree with your definition of 'exploit'. Agreeing with your fellow workers to take home less pay to keep the factory viable is not exploitation. A CEO cutting workers pay so that hey can pay himself $40,000,000/yr IS exploitation. It's not the same thing at all imo.
Yes, but if they pay a portion of value of their labor, they don’t get the full value
Again, the definitely DO get the full value of their labor. A worker is a member of the community. A worker pay's taxes for things that benefit the community. As a member of the community, the taxes benefit the worker.
It’s an involuntary payment that is good and necessary
It's only 'involuntary' if you are stuck in a capitalist mode of thinking and aren't willingly pitching in to help the community. If socialism 'forces' such a person to help- that's only going to benefit the community. Under communism no one could force such a person to contribute.
the point is that getting full value is impossible under bourgeois state and commodity production society
I really don't think most socialists are as hung op on getting the 'full value' out of their labor as you are making it sound. It's not about squeezing every last penny of 'profit' from your labor as is humanly possible. It's about being fairly compensated for your time and effort- that's it. If we "have" to pay taxes- fine. If we "have" to accept a slightly lower compensation for a time fine.
CEO's cutting benefits and pay to pay themselves more money- not fine. Wage theft- not fine.
If we could snap our fingers and go straight from a Capitalist hellhole to a Communist utopia- I'd be snapping right along with you. We can't though and as you can tell it's hard enough to get people on board with socialism. There is no way most people will just accept jumping straight to Communism. They have to be shown that sharing resources is a viable strategy first- because they definitely don't believe that now.
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Many things ruined Reddit. So many things.
Some even say Reddit ruined Reddit
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Hell yeah!
Leftists will read this and say, “”
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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.)
Taxation can basically be theft depending on the situation. Remember that paying taxes is compulsory and not inherently a form of mutual aid.
It's possible to tex someone against their will and with no benefit offered to them.
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Edit: there are some minor mistakes with the title and the text in the meme indicating that it's Lego, not duplo...
Don't be pedantic; that's what ruined Reddit in the first place.
What does “means of production” even mean in 2025? It’s not like we all work in a shoe factory
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Robots. Robot slaves for everyone is the solution.
Fully automated luxury gay space communism
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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.
That's a kleptocat, clearly just bypassing capitalism/communism and going straight to the end game
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What does “means of production” even mean in 2025? It’s not like we all work in a shoe factory
Something that produces goods or services.
For example, a musician makes music as a service, and that music can be made into a commodity either with a packaged good such as a book of sheet music or a method of storing the music (a file or disc), or you can sell tickets to hear the music.
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Something that produces goods or services.
For example, a musician makes music as a service, and that music can be made into a commodity either with a packaged good such as a book of sheet music or a method of storing the music (a file or disc), or you can sell tickets to hear the music.
Im a condo superintendent, so I don’t really produce anything. I just look at your leaky roof, nod and call a guy.
