Message from @styles

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2017-10-02 00:36:23 UTC  

Despite the working-class creating that through their labor.

2017-10-02 00:36:46 UTC  

but that goes under the idea of putting in place a full 100% socialistic society

2017-10-02 00:36:51 UTC  

where everything is equally owned by everyone

2017-10-02 00:37:00 UTC  

but we all know that doesnt work (unless in a utopian society)

2017-10-02 00:37:10 UTC  

Everything, no. The economic decisions, yes.

2017-10-02 00:37:11 UTC  

What do you mean it doesn't work?

2017-10-02 00:37:47 UTC  

As we can see through this swedish case, the biggest hurdle against it working was actually the resistance from the capitalists.

2017-10-02 00:37:56 UTC  

Resistance from capital in general, really.

2017-10-02 00:38:14 UTC  

because 1: it is a primary human instinct to put themselves above everything else

2017-10-02 00:38:29 UTC  

and 2: most of them are smart enough to get in such economic power in the first place they know it wouldnt work

2017-10-02 00:38:41 UTC  

you cant just 'equally' give the wealth of the economy to everyone

2017-10-02 00:38:43 UTC  

I disagree. Read the article, it's actually very interesting.

2017-10-02 00:38:50 UTC  

there is too much exploitation involved

2017-10-02 00:39:07 UTC  

You realize for most of human history, wages didn't exist?

2017-10-02 00:39:30 UTC  

if a wage didnt exist it was either slavery or they were in a family

2017-10-02 00:39:34 UTC  

The point isn't to "give" it to them, it's to make a system where that wealth can be distributed on the society's own terms, or even where wealth is not a primary factor in many life decisions.

2017-10-02 00:39:58 UTC  

Like I said

2017-10-02 00:40:00 UTC  

Ownership

2017-10-02 00:40:09 UTC  

Communism is basically like mutual aid societies

2017-10-02 00:40:33 UTC  

But instead the input is the work provided by everyone, and the output is what is derived from their work

2017-10-02 00:40:44 UTC  

so what happens if one person doesnt work

2017-10-02 00:40:57 UTC  

and another person sees that person not working, getting free benefits, and then everyone stops working?

2017-10-02 00:41:14 UTC  

You'd be pretty fucking bored out of your mind not doing anything with your life

2017-10-02 00:41:27 UTC  

This depends. Is the society automated?

2017-10-02 00:41:43 UTC  

You can't automate everything

2017-10-02 00:41:46 UTC  

the society is a normal society with the concept of communism applied

2017-10-02 00:42:00 UTC  

if it is automation then it isnt communism because the people arent in control

2017-10-02 00:42:00 UTC  

So basically the level of automation we have now?

2017-10-02 00:42:05 UTC  

'a machine' is

2017-10-02 00:42:14 UTC  

yea that would work the same

2017-10-02 00:42:26 UTC  

our current state of automation still requires people to work

2017-10-02 00:42:34 UTC  

the machines just wont handle things correctly if they dont have ppl working

2017-10-02 00:42:35 UTC  

Wrong. Automation would still be communist. It just wouldn't be people in the factories.

2017-10-02 00:43:09 UTC  

I don't mean automation as in "machines make some of the decisions"

2017-10-02 00:43:15 UTC  

I mean automated production.

2017-10-02 00:43:31 UTC  

ye then thats the same situation

2017-10-02 00:43:35 UTC  

someones still gotta flip the switches

2017-10-02 00:43:42 UTC  

and whoever does that is whoever can control the production

2017-10-02 00:43:55 UTC  
2017-10-02 00:43:57 UTC  

if it requires effort, then ppl will just choose 'not to do it'

2017-10-02 00:44:06 UTC  

if it doesnt require effort, people will just choose to 'take more for themselves'