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   Radical_EgoCom (radical_egocom@kolektiva.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 22:42:52 JST Radical_EgoCom

   Capitalism destroys communities by making most social interactions about personal gains. Hence why you need a revolution to abolish capitalism.

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     KenwoodChef (kenwoodchef@librarysocialism.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 22:42:59 JST KenwoodChef

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     @Radical_EgoCom (1), most social interactions are in some sense professional, either collegial, customer/employee, or employee/employer. These relationships are oriented around the gain of limited in scope and time. "keep it professional"

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     KenwoodChef (kenwoodchef@librarysocialism.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 22:43:00 JST KenwoodChef

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     Capitalism destroys communities in at least 3 ways I can think of, listed below.

     However, revolution is a product of communities. Thus, in contradiction to the Marxist analysis, capitalism fundamentally undermines its would-be successors, rather than creating them.

     Capitalism does not cultivate the seeds of Socialism, it pulls them out by the root were ever it can.

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     KenwoodChef (kenwoodchef@librarysocialism.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 22:43:02 JST KenwoodChef

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     @Radical_EgoCom (2), people are forced to move, for work, study, or simply because of being priced out. unless you're very rich, it's hard to keep a foothold in a community. Thus, most communities are full of transient members, and since poorer communities become destroyed if they become nicer (gentrification), the only way to better yourself is to disregard your community. Your community cant better itself, as itself.

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     KenwoodChef (kenwoodchef@librarysocialism.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 22:43:04 JST KenwoodChef

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     @Radical_EgoCom (3), Controlling of a community culture is profitable, as it drives spending and working habits. Thus there is a drive to capitalism, ie capture that culture. Once this is achieved, the community is directed towards enriching specific capitalists, and in so doing, reinforcing the capitalist order.

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