'Neoliberal capitalism' has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate - eviltoast
  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    That’s a classic one. All the money flows to the top. It leaves the majority of the population without jobs or money. If there are no serious welfare programs, people get very angry and hungry. Humanity is hardwired to start to revolt, riot and plunder in the face of large inequalities and with the astronomic levels it will be massive. The Hamptons and other places like it will be burned to the ground. It’ll be very ugly.

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      3 months ago

      It seems like our only hope is that maybe the uber rich will decide that turning the world into a bloodbath just to max out their high score isn’t how they want to spend their time on Earth. I’m not optimistic on that front.

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        3 months ago

        uber rich will decide that turning the world into a bloodbath just to max out their high score

        That’s several chapters of my country’s history book summarized