Post #3650415

2026-03-10 22:57 UTC

You might say "Jon that's pretty selfish that you didn't get radicalized until it might impact YOUR job and life" and like yeah, you might be right. But hey at least I got there? It's hard to be truly mad at things in an abstract, and admittedly my radicalization had been building but the past...6 months was just a breaking point. to clarify: always thought capitalism was bullshit and exploitative, just hadn't quite hit "burn it to the ground" levels until recently.

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@jamie@zomglol.wtf 2026-03-11 01:43

@anderson_jon@hachyderm.io While I think it's important to at least acknowledge the selfishness (neutral) inherent in not acting on something until it affects you personally, people throwing shame at others for it all the time are fucking insufferable. It's the same energy as telling an introvert "oh, look who finally decided to join us". If you get shamed regardless of which path you choose, there's no incentive to choose the correct one.

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@buo@mastodon.radio 2026-03-11 14:33

@anderson_jon@hachyderm.io "always thought capitalism was bullshit and exploitative" Indeed, but keep in mind capitalism is a spectrum, going from slavery and gilded-age all the way to social democracy. What we're seeing is a return to gilded-age capitalism. I'm reacting the same way as you are.

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