The spectre of communism is haunting the Fediverse

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  • Individuals don’t exist in a vacuum though. Ideologies and systems shape behavior by setting the rules of the game and defining what gets rewarded or punished. Under capitalism, exploitation, profit-over-people, and competition are incentivized, so it does cause patterns of harm — not just isolated bad actors. That’s why we see consistent violence, poverty, and dispossession under capitalism across the globe. It’s not random individuals — it’s a system rewarding destructive behavior.














  • Spectre@lemmy.mlOPtoTechnology@beehaw.orgSo, Linus Torvalds is a jerk
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    1 month ago

    And it feels very naive to believe that people change just because they are called out on it and they have to say so to save whatever is left of their reputation. It is even more naive to believe so when the guy hasn’t improve a tiny bit.

    Saying that he improved and we should just shut up about it just because he said so, it is literal gaslighting dressed in “just put the other cheek” masochism and giving green light to abuser just because they lie about their supposed improvement




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    Believing that basic human decency must be earned on the basis on intellectual achievements is “good principle”?

    Saying “respect must be earned” but giving disrespect freely and abundantly is good principle?

    This argument is just a cult of intellect even to the detriment of society, low-key eugenics.




  • Spectre@lemmy.mlOPtoTechnology@lemmy.mlSo, Linus Torvalds is a jerk
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    Just don’t bother to comment if you are not going to watch the content. That is just peak Reddit behavior . I am not going to do a summary just for you because you don’t want to watch the content posted, to watch a 4 minute video. That is peak entitlement, and I am honestly not interested in what you have to say by this point.