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Capitalism is nothing but a giant pyramid scheme. (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago (23 children)

I'd say it's more like disguised feudalism. We're all peasants for the few kings and queens that have all the money at the top.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I don't think people actually agree on the definition of capitalism itself, I just looked it up and was a little surprised how definitive it is:

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

If you asked whether capitalism is a political system, at least in my random polling, 2 out of 9 respondents said No.

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