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can we be all rich together? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I just want freedom period. If that means being rich then I guess I’ll do that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

u will work yourself to death and make everybody around you miserable

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

That's not freedom. Money is always a trap.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

what if it means taking other ppls freedom away from them in the process?

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

What if I can make money actually helping people or in my IRL case the environment?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

i mean, thats great! but the moneys gotta come from somewhere, and in most cases someone else is being exploited.

most non-profits actually suffer from this issue where getting funding is the number one priority.

the organization has to bend its methods to what will look good on paper vs what would actually be best for their cause

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

can you provide an example please...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

theres companies making money off of prison labor, if u want a not very subtle example. in the US, prisons are also for-profit institutions, making it even more insidious.

then ur typical capitalist labor situation ofc. ur boss makes more off of their workers labor than their workers get paid. this "surplus value" is how bosses get richer than the ppl who work for them; all without having to do any actual work of their own.

ow also landlords who rent housing to ppl for a price, often providing very little or even no maintenance at all for that building. this exploits peoples need of shelter for the landlords personal gain, as landlords squeeze as much money out of ppl as they can get away with (also for example, keeping security deposits for no good reason).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

'sploiting workers