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This seems like a pretty textbook case of capitalist alienation. As jobs and wages get worse, American men can't rely on them to back their sense of self and purpose like they used to.

How would we fix this under socialism?

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[–] big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 month ago

well...socialism would fix most of those things

free education

would give them something to do with their brains

assign to them the job that capitalism doesn't see as "profitable" but it's necessary

would give them something to do