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[–] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Avatr is about capitalism

That wasn't glaringly obvious to everyone?

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well it's literally Pocahontas in space so more obvious comparison is to the colonialism. They could grow gardens and farms while destroying the natives, the movie would have been the same.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)
  1. Colonialism was driven by capitalism

  2. They weren't settling land - they were setting up a mining operation.

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It was just one line of dialog, but the sequel did mention that the company is expanding from just resource extraction to selling settlements to the wealthiest who are fleeing a dying earth

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

the sequel

So not the original then. The one being discussed.

[–] hogmomma@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Like, to absolutely everyone? This ranks up there with "breathing is good."

Well acschually oxygen is a corrosive chemical and probably damages your lungs (since that's the tissue that comes in most contact with it). And also the Great Oxydation Event is probably one of the greatest - if not the greatest - mass extinction of all times, so ...