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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

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[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I don't know how people who lived through COVID can think that communism will work. A certain portion of the population will always act towards their own perceived benefit even if it is to the detriment of everyone else around them.

[-] BilliamBoberts@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

You hit the nail on the head, the issue with communism is not freeloarders or lack of incentives, it's the fact that any form of hierarchy will create a power imbalance, and there will always be people who try to take advantage of it to better themselves and their friends at the expense of everyone else.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

To be fair, the same is true in capitalism. It just manifests in different ways.

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