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Lemmy is quickly becoming (maybe it always was) a self masturbatory exercise in anti-capitalist Marxist thought. Don't get me wrong, we need to fight capitalism at every moment. This is THE moment.
However, what I've gleaned is that the discussion here cannot step away from theory into the realm of prescriptions. Because prescriptions would entail confronting the harsh reality of the real world and end the little intellectual amusement park that are the lefty anti-capitalist memes.
In other words, Lemmy is acting exactly as designed: a containment space for tankie and lefties to never have to contend with real world actions. Billionaires love spaces like Lemmy because if we ever move the conversation away from memes, thats when they start shaking. But they know exactly that won't happen in places like Lemmy. The merry-go-round is just so much fun!
I agree, but at the same time, would we have the alt-right if it weren't for spaces like 4chan and /r/theDonald that allowed them to build a sense of community and identity? This is better than jerking on Reddit in a sea of bots and "moderates"
Yes. Community is good. I totally agree. The difference is conservatives vote. Lefties are actively non participants in the "duopoly". But there is no alternative path discussed either. That would require facing the real world
Yes, though Mamdani winning does give me some hope. Yea, NYC is very liberal, but it is also the holy land for international capital.
I think the party is going to evolve despite the apathy of online lefties. Fingers crossed. Boomers have to die at some point.
It's interesting watching the lefties already turning on Mamdani (we're not even a year into his first term)
In a word: distraction. Alternately, the "circuses" in "bread and circuses"
Correct, but it's sort of self inflicted because the high level discourse is what's valuable here. Would you like to dissect the labor theory of value? You're in the right place!