Where's the lie

[cm0002@lemmy.world]

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[drusas@fedia.io]

How is this supposed to be funny?

[you_are_dust@lemmy.world]

Is the joke that everyone actually hates capitalism? I don't personally know anyone that claims to love capitalism. We just deal with it because we have to since it's what we have to work with.

[soup@lemmy.world]

Except that every time you have the opportunity to fix it the country makes it worse.

[thefluffiest@feddit.nl]

The only thing the US truly excels at is at marketing. They have taken the art of fluffing up, bullshitting and propagandizing to unparalleled heights. They will spin you any story, sell you any banal detail as a major novelty. And not just as ‘a people’ but right down to individuals.

Why? Because everyone’s supposed to be their own ‘brand’, to sell themselves to everyone else, all the time. Sell yourself or sell your boss’ story. Sell or perish.

[bandanabug@piefed.social]

I'm curious though. How would you fix it?
Don't get me wrong; I hate capitalism to my core, but I don't know how we'd have a better and sustainable alternative.

[robin@lemmy.world]

Americans always act like you need to pick between capitalism and communism. There's a whole spectrum inbetween you know. I live in one of the most taxed countries of Europe and while we all still complain, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else right now.

[bandanabug@piefed.social]

Well I'm not american nor did I suggest communism. I asked an open ended question.
Also I hardly believe your European country isn't based on capitalism. Albeit with more social aspects perhaps.

[ddplf@szmer.info]

Totalitarian "communist" regimes have done so much damage to the world and their peoples, that to this day the general populace considers capitalism the only way to build functional society.

I'm a democratic socialist from a post-communist country, and people are quick to assume I'm a Leninist after hearing that I'm a socialist.

[0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Start by eating the rich.

If you're really serious:

• Make lobbying illegal
• Start regulating companies before they become monopolies.
• Stop politicians from engaging in insider trading
• Make labor unions the norm
• Stop bailing out billion dollar companies without any change in the system
• Move towards universal healthcare

It's not going to change overnight or within a few years, but bending over backwards for a "lesser evil" is only going to raise the level of evil you're okay with.

[arcaneslime@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Tbh my job is cool, even the company is fine and the owner too, it's the middle managers that have to "prove themselves" that are the bane of my existence.

The one I have now was elevated to his position simply by being a yes man, he is the worst we have at our relevant skill by a wide margin, he tells you your ideas are bad and then two weeks later he just happens to have your "great" idea out of nowhere, he doesn't stick up for his underlings instead preferring to crack the whip at his bosses mention (previous dept head had our backs, miss him so much), he'll crack that whip all day but never roll up his sleeves and get in the shit with us like the last one would, and much much more!

Last guy was a leader, this dickhead is a "boss." And barely even that.