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Transcript: "Under capitalism, people who care about people are a resource to be exploited by people who care about money." -- Mastodon toot by @katanova@retro.social from 18 September 2025.

Link to original toot: https://retro.social/@katanova/115223124269230247

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[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup. Look at healthcare. Doctor's and nurses, in general, really do care about their patients, and helping people. So naturally health care organizations see that and then try to exploit them for profit. That's why wages have stayed stagnant despite the massive increase in profits

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 weeks ago

Same with education.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How true. FOSS is a good example, but also the social sector.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Indeed, not things governed by capitalism

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 9 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, so you've read my resume?

Tipping for into this as well.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

True and real.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Under capitalism if you got no capital, you are an expendable resource.

If you care about people outside of your immediate in group, you are in for a hard ride.

Grifting is the MO, protect yourself first. You can't fight the system until you achieve a degree of economic freedom to actually operate.

Political structure is completely captured.

Decentralized and asymmetric approach is the only option left but vast majority of the slave force are unwilling to do proper opposition.

I'm in this and I don't like it.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I disagree that people aren't evil, though. However, I do also understand that evil isn't exactly tangible.

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Under capitalism" is such a weird phrase. At what point exactly, specifically, does one become not under capitalism?

[–] TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

When capitalism doesn't exist. Theoretically people who care about people wouldn't be taken advantage of by people who care about money.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

def. Liberals:

now if this person doesn't need violence to the face idk who does