• ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Now you imagine that the rich man undermined democracy and the rule of law, monopolized industries, and charged everyone 5 tokens a year for basic necessities.

    I don’t think it’s everyone else who has a child’s understanding of economics.

    • AIhasUse@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      And yet somehow despite all this, nearly everyone is living a much better standard of life than they would have 50 years ago, land we all far excited the kings of 200 years ago. We are rapidly progressing due to our extradoniary ability to work together. Complaining that this beautiful system of cooperation isn’t working as fast as you imagine does nothing.