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  • Lorela@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlWhy are folks so anti-capitalist?
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    1 year ago

    This is extremely reductionist as it’s actually a fairly complex school of thought, but it’s essentially just: everyone is equal and thus should have equal rights and treatment under the law. A basic example:

    I have a cake and take it to a party with 7 others. We agree everyone should have equal right and access to the cake and so cut it into 8 equal slices.

    Where as Capitalism is like: I decide because I came up with the idea of getting cake, I deserve more of it, so I take 50%. The host of the party gets a 20% cut. And the remaining 6 guests divvy the remaining 30% amongst themselves.


  • Brian Blessed is probably the most known person I’ve met. He is exactly like his appearance on any TV show you’ve seen him on. He wants to tell stories, endlessly. He’s always got a fascinating story or fact to tell you. He wants to speak to literally anyone about anything.

    This was at a convention years ago, and he had two handlers who were ripping their hair out from the frustration - they were bitching about how impossible he is to get from place to place but he’s just so goddamn nice.

    Other notable meet (to me) was Regi Fils-Aimé. I was wearing a Zelda necklace and he went “ooooh I like your necklace!” and I pretty much resembled that scene where Troy meets LeVar Burton in Community.













  • Oooh this is what I did too - recent convert here, I saw them becoming the new ‘fashion’ and I’m weak and decided to try them because people would not shut up about how comfy they were.

    Now my favourite part about coming home is taking off my outdoor shoes and getting to put the Crocs on. They have no business feeling that divine. If I lived in a more temperate and dry place, I’d buy more for outdoor use. Any shame or embarrassment I may have initially felt about wearing them is gone.



  • Guess it depends on the country.

    Right now, UK public sector is absolutely dire. A lot of us are wildly overworked and underpaid. I’ve honestly considered going back to the private sector because I could be earning about £10-15k/pa more, but at least in my specific sector I have guaranteed job security and some (largely false at this point) sense of making a positive contribution to the society I live in.

    Job progression isn’t easy, especially now because of cuts and recruitment freezes. There’s no benefits other than always getting public holidays off. Our pensions were wrecked in 2015 and won’t even compensate for it.