• WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today
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    8 days ago

    Why again aren’t we building an alternative right now? As soon as I pull off passive income, I’m devoting my time to making a big fuck you to this system, it is my life goal.

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      5 days ago

      What alternative?

      Unless you’re talking about massively reforming your governments and the way your society is structured there is no alternative.

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        5 days ago

        The alternative: trade directly and drop out of the consumerist market. Kick out everyone who tries to gouge, exploit, or trade shovelware.

        Nothing stopping us from starting up groups.

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          5 days ago

          Indeed, as long as you’re aware, eventually it would be a parallel form of governance.

          Kick out everyone who tries to gouge, exploit, or trade shovelware.

          Yep, this sounds like governance to me! Just a better form that what you’ve been left with.

          Sounds great :) wish you all the best (genuinely).

          I’m honestly shocked the Americans aren’t already in-full blown revolt due to poverty.

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        8 days ago

        Investment I’m afraid. It’s hard to even think of the other alternatives (developer, blogger, etc) while working 6 days a week. But I can certainly just earn a ton of cash, then earn a nice return on it.

        Though it’s risky, just saying it won’t work, and I can’t, will sooner get you nowhere than doing something at least.