Infinite growth in a finite system is the definition of cancer. And like a cancer it will keep poisoning us, and must be cut out and eradicated.
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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When you commodify all the people’s wants and needs, you commodify the people.
What are we to them capitalists but (wage) slaves?
Or, to look at it the other way round:
When you commodify people, you will commodify all their wants and needs.
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How do you fight against it?
My personal take:
No thanks! is the most powerful thing you can say. Don't engage, stop buying endless toys and distractions, build a local community, hang out with real people in reality, share stuff and be kind. Maybe blow up a pipeline too.
Edit: I didn't see the comment below, it's much better!
depends on where you live
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This is why I became comfort not owning things
See how in the US we wait to potty train until 3,4,5 years old, while most other countries potty train earlier. Gotta sell those pull-ups!
What? No we don't.
When capitalism has commodified everything, then all ingrediences for a revolution can be bought.
Oh i know so many people who are into vanity. Everything goes as long as there's no point in it.
All is capital.
Capital is all.
someone read adorno