economics/communism
@IrisKalmia a similar idea :)
Pacific Rim Uprising spoiler
@Leucrotta :applause:
economics/communism
Y'know what in a system that's a successor to capitalism I'm okay with the possibility of work in some fields giving above-average compensation.
I'm fine with a nurse or a teacher or a farm worker having twice the "purchasing power" or whatever as I do. Those are necessary, hardass jobs.
I'm not okay that people like venture capitalists make tens of thousands of times as much as I do while creating zero value.
@cute_weeds or at least, *I* want a Scorn Hat.
@cute_weeds everyone should have a Scorn Hat tbh.
@literorrery :cues for playing in a minute:
@rey okay I really should post pictures next time I put mine on.
@rey :swoons:
Suddenly reminded of this short story about a superintelligence trying to mitigate the end of the world:
"Valuable Humans In Transit"
https://qntm.org/transit
(the fiction on that site is pretty funky/cool in general)
like how does _that_ sales pitch go, exactly?
"yeah, listen, we've added a new feature - we're gonna do you a one shot ad post on a fringe social network full of gay space communists, people who identify strongly with cartoon animals, and programmers who are weirdly intense about ideological shit that we're not entirely sure is even real. oh yeah, and did i mention the sex professionals? that's been big lately."
cc: @yourgreenpal21
@midi_mac eee, yay!
@mawr it means it time to HUG A PLUSH!!!
: hugs a plush: 💜
Moving to @starkatt
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