existence vs capitalism
It's taken me the better part of a decade to realize how highly unusual, and toxic, it is for people to be treated as transactional objects. Doing so leads to a sense of nihilism that completely annihilates any sense of self, of the exact form many fled birdsite for to be here.
It's taken longer for me to realize people who were transactional with me weren't really friends, and that I'd much rather be a person than be someone that facilitates those kinds of relationships.
existence vs capitalism
Even though I'm charged with defending against this kind of thing at infosec dayjob daily, I guess this worldview grinds my gears and makes no sense to me. It's like looking in on an alien civilization that finds all of this zero-sum chaotic nonsense perfectly acceptable, and that nihilism is surely the only acceptable coping strategy to maximize value, sense of self and ambitions and hopes and dreams for the future be damned.
Um. Fuck that?
existence vs capitalism
I guess this turned into a winding rant when the core message is to continue to be good to each other and that capitalism sucks, y'all.
@Goldkin Preach. ♥️
existence vs capitalism
@Goldkin Maybe i'm experiencing a mental block but could you explain what someone being transactional means? For some reason I just can't get the concept this morning.
existence vs capitalism
@Yarideki As in seeking to maximize return from someone (in a zero-sum way) instead of trying to form a lasting relationship. So like how a boss at a megacorp might view their underlings.
existence vs capitalism
While this isn't exactly a subtoot, I'm thinking about this after a minor disagreement with someone I used to know over this comic: https://zenpencils.com/comic/king/
I noted that it's very good at describing how art isn't really about maximizing one's value, but is instead a celebration of existence. To which I received the response that, of COURSE art is about maximizing value.
This was several months ago, and I've still been trying to process how someone can even think that way.