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Post #1992760

2026-05-05 03:20 UTC

@bridget@gts.sharitt.com UBI can be part of a functioning system. However, if a tech bro is talking about it, they're dangling just enough liberalism in front of you to make you ignore the giant capitalist monster they're cooking up that will eat us all alive. Don't believe them! But also, this is why billionaires fund liberals as well as conservatives. Liberals do just enough talking about fixing problems to convince people that they future will be okay while conservatives give them the tax breaks and deregulation they need to run over us all with a steamroller. The liberalism was never because they cared about people. It was just to give us enough hope to let our guards down.

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  • @bridget@gts.sharitt.com 2026-05-05 03:25

    @faithisleaping@anarres.family I definitely think UBI or an equivalent where needs are met is something that’s very much needed in a truly functioning society, but I feel like throwing it on top of our current system of capitalism is more a means to placate and control

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