Tja

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I always wanted to ask this so might as well now, feel free to answer if you want: what are the means of production? In $cureent_year, that is.

We are not in 1870 Germany. We don't all work in huge factories owned by Rockefellers. I work in IT. My means of production is a laptop. I do own a few. I sell my labor to whoever needs IT services. Am I a capitalist or a communist? In the past I work for a big company and used their laptop. Was I being exploited?

The painter that is coming to fix my walls owns his ladder and spraygun. I assume he bought the paint with his own money. I don't know about the van, he might own it too. He sells his labor to me, who don't own anything of his. Is he a capitalist?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, it's the price of not being dependent on billionaires.

On the other hand, if the hundreds of thousands of subscribers go to a some publication (I've seen propublica recommended earlier in the comments, for instance) they will be able to pay a decent salary to a bunch of those journalists.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The can cancel as well and work somewhere else.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

None of those things are liked because of their color, tho ;)

[–] Tja@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

If they don't live in Pennsylvania, Arizona or Nevada, they also don't count.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago

And the president is Hugo Chavez 🇵🇪

[–] Tja@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

3-4x is in the fair region still. Do you think Microsoft employees make 20-30 millions each? (3-4x less than the CEO)

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What kind of dentist measures blood pressure?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

My guess would be most of them. Based on nothing.

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