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[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 66 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

And that’s the only intellectual critique of socialism I ever heard

It almost is, until you watch 5 minutes of billionares talking and go "so these are the smarter guys that won't fuck it up".

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

His critique carries the underlying assumption that private owners of the means of production are selected for their merit rather than nepotism, chance, corruption, and sociopathic tendencies.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty sure that's a seaside town in Wales.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 11 points 2 weeks ago

Even so, give the little guy a chance to fuck it up for once.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

But they're not fucking it up. They're making it better for them. You're not even on their radar

[–] vapordays@leminal.space 4 points 2 weeks ago

Right, as if things haven't already been fucked up entirely in the default of capitalist ownership