this is a real thing people have said to me when I brought up that capitalism is evil

  • fizzle@quokk.au
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    13 days ago

    I suspect people are telling you that as a way to change the subject, so the actual answer is - you deal with it by making polite palatable conversation rather than digging in deeper.

    The thing is, if there’s a spectrum of believing “capitalism is evil”, then for most people there’s no benefit to being more than a 2 or a 3. If you want to be full 10 / 10 capitalism is evil and live in a tent under a bridge then more power to you, but obviously that life isn’t for everyone.

    For most people - even those who acknowledge that capitalism is evil - satisfaction in life means some level of comfort for themselves and the people they care about, and that means engaging with our capitalist world even if you want it to be different.