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One of capitalisms biggest tragedies (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Usually when people are in favour of getting rid of capitalism, they’re also in favour of getting rid of hierarchies such as class divide.

[–] Pirasp@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but one does not inherently include the other.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Capitalism does inherently include a class divide.

[–] Turun@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How so? In particular how would you compare it to apartheid or India's old caste system?

Making big jumps in income is mostly luck based (building a company and getting funding for it), but is not inherently bound to some external property, like where you live or who your parents are.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

The capitalist class vs the working class