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cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/15329959

Incentivization to fuck shit up and frame it as a success or an opportunity is a feature of capitalism.

Naomi Klein's "Disaster capitalism" gives a deeper, less smug look, at how these mechanics work.

More smuggies on thebad.website

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I find the Thomas the Tank Engine cartoons frustrating for exactly this reason. Not the original books or the episodes narrated by Ring Star and George Carlin that are directly based on them - those are fine. I mean the CGI crap where in every episode Thomas does something stupid, and gets to be a hero for fixing his own mess.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's how I felt about Bob the builder. Yay I fixed my own fuck up!

[–] AnyOldName3 4 points 1 week ago

A Spud apologist! Sabotage by a scarecrow was beyond Bob's control, and the cause of most problems.

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