Notices by AKingsbury (alexanderkingsbury@mastodon.social), page 2

@lxo

I do say that they are voluntary, yes. There are many banks out there; you don't NEED to use this bank or that bank. And yes, I say they are a net positive according to many people; otherwise, they would not have them. You can call me "deluded" all you like.

@lxo

That's certainly an assessment you can have. Plenty of people clearly consider having them a net positive. For what it's worth, you can prevent tracking and surveillance.

Tell me; do you have a smartphone?

@timlocke

You have a very, VERY one-dimensional view of libertarianism; it's oversimplified to the point of being just plain wrong. But even putting that aside, that's no reason to go around making inaccurate claims about socialism. It's dishonest to paint it as something it is not.

@nonehitwonder @Sage7225

"Long-debunked"? Are you saying your grandparents were much BETTER off than you?

@timlocke

"The central idea that unites socialists is maximizing freedom for everyone regardless of who they are".

Not even close; that's far closer to a description of a #libertarian, and you won't find anything even close to that under "socialism" in any dictionary.

Socialism is a political and/or economic theory that advocates for the abolition of private property.

@Sage7225

Really? Ask the average "working class" person if they are doing better or worse than, say their great-grandparents were doing at the same age. Ask them about the smartphone they had, for example.

@Antisap

"LuigiMangione is charged with terrorism, DESPITE the fact he SAID, essentially, 'I don't want to hurt other people'"

Funny sort of way to go about not hurting other people.

@thecommunistpig @Radical_EgoCom

"For example - appropriating sugar plantations as part of the process to abolish capitalism is a means that justify the ends, but mass execution of every single owner of one might not be."

Might? MIGHT? Got it.

@jd

"Everything You're Told About Modern Capitalism is Wrong".

Well, sure, a lot of it. Perhaps the most pervasive lie is that capitalism relies on/demands infinite or perpetual growth. Another one I run across a lot is that it's at the root of every problem we have as a society. Really? Does any sane, rational human think that capitalism is what causes disease? Earthquakes? Hunger? That no one was hungry until capitalism became a thing?

@hannu_ikonen

"Why do I hate Capitalism"

For the VAST majority of people that do, it stems largely from their misunderstanding of what it even is.

@trashheap

"I'm tired of ultrawealthy CEOs in and of themselves."

Why? I've never understood this kind of hatred, unless it was motivated either by envy or by falling for the fixed pie fallacy.

@Radical_EgoCom

Well, given that you happily tag me to lie about me, and that you have a mute button that you're MORE than welcome to use (and have used already in the past to shield yourself from the horror of a reply), no.

@Radical_EgoCom

I don't want to read the lies you go around telling people about me, but that's life sometimes. I just replied to the person making the request.

@FisherPeter @Radical_EgoCom

Depends on what you mean by "worse than capitalism". Capitalism makes luxury goods common; socialism makes common goods into luxuries. If you value economic equality above all else, and don't care if everyone is equally destitute and desperate, socialism is the system for you.

@OccuWorld

Another day, another attack on a strawman from people who cannot even manage to define capitalism accurately.

@abuseofnotation

I mean....I support capitalism. So there's that.

@abuseofnotation

I don't think employers CAN meaningfully force workers back into the office. The best protection for the workers is alternative job options; a different employer can entice workers away from that employer by offering a better deal. It happens constantly.

@abuseofnotation

Largely, yes. For example, Henry Ford (yes, I know he's not perfect, never said he was) wanted to offer his workers high enough wages that they could afford his cars. He wasn't mandated to.

@abuseofnotation

You seem fond of giving two or three replies to every comment, even though they're all short enough to easily fit in a single comment. That tends to lead to broken conversations that are hard to follow. Any chance you can finish your thoughts before you click "reply"?

@abuseofnotation

A lot of laws that were put in place for labor protections were put in place for perfectly valid reasons. I never claimed that employer competition is and always has been a perfect bulwark against problems. That being said, many abuses have also been the result of regulation, not the cause of them nor cured by them.