Ookami38

I once came across a system in No Man's Sky with planets named "Griffith did nothing wrong" and "casca enjoyed it". Truly a wild system.

I like the whole "publicly hanged for treason" thing.

They're actively eroding the bread supply and making the circuses harder and harder to access. We know where that leads.

I confess I didn't see the bit about the gif so I guess

I ain't seen shit before he tossed the stacks. Not my money, not my business, not my problem, and I SURE don't talk to cops. Thanks for the tip, bruh.

Then it's your personal property. You, as the solitary laborer, own 100% of the means of production. Effectively, no different from what would happen today in capitalism for a private owner using a private property to do whatever with. It's not that hard, and none of this leads to some amazing gotcha moment for you.

The differences come when you have other workers. They aren't just employees, paid a set wage, with all of the power still in the hands of the owner. They are stakeholders, with a real, meaningful share of the profits and the decision making.

Yes? Once they start employing other individuals, it goes from personal goods to private goods, and those other individuals who use the factory (the means of production) should have a percentage of ownership in said factory. That's.... That's how this works, yes.

Maybe we need to settle into some kind of middle ground, where people are allowed to own stuff

You're right that we shouldn't necessarily be looking at extreme ends of any spectrum, but this isn't a thing. Communism has issue with private goods - goods owned BY A COMPANY/STATE used to make profit. It has no issue with PERSONAL goods - things an individual owns and uses.

I get the knee jerk reaction to the extreme positions, but it's best to characterize both correctly, instead of relying on literally the propaganda talking point of "there's no personal owners under communism".

Yes.

I'm glad you realized your comment missed the point entirely.

And if you see anyone shoplifting from Walmart, no you didn't.

I had a dope-ass cream colored shirt from my favorite band, Caligula's Horse. Was devastated when it got destroyed. Now back to all black stuff...