This is not a valid argument ecause everything surrounding us is designed and facilitated by capitalism, and certainly all our electronics, there's no such thing as computers independent from capitalism. There weren't even in the soviet union. So it's not possible for this anon to actually live what they preach unless they went full anarcho-primitivism.

Not that it would matter anyway, because you're allowed to criticize a system that you participate in.

[–] TheOriginalGregToo@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So you're saying capitalism isn't the pure evil it's portrayed as here?

[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nothing here is portraying capitalism as pure evil, it's highlighting a problem that we currently have as a society. I find it really weird how eager you are to argue while not really having a point to make.

[–] TheOriginalGregToo@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Completely false. The implication of this post (and most posts here) is capitalism=bad and communism=good. Capitalism certainly has its faults, but comparing it to communism and portraying communism as the shining beacon on the hill is just laughable. Someone else here said it better than I ever could, "Communism's solution to homelessness is mass starvation". I just find it ridiculous that the very system which allows people the resources to sit around wasting time online is the system they constantly rail against.

Answer me this, if this post ISN'T portraying capitalism as pure evil, but is instead simply highlighting a problem we have as a society, then why do I never see similar posts highlighting problems communist societies face? I only ever see communism being defended and/or held up as THE standard by which we should all strive.