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The older I am the more I notice how capitalism is so ubiquitous that it’s pretty much a religion that’s being hammered into brains of everybody from an early age. Having cartoons becoming ads for toys in the 80s led to irreparable harm for every future generation. It’s unfortunate that using language / philosophy designed specifically to talk about this has been ridiculed to the point of most people having negative knee-jerk reaction to it. It’ll probably take many more centuries of unnecessary deaths until people realise this, similar to other religious mass delusions.
This thread was not meeting 50% quota so while this comment is a bit of a joke it’s also very much serious.
I like this quote from Disco Elysium. Really made me think when the character said it (Joyce Messier):
I don't think humans will ever truly learn. We might find the set of metagenes in the population that leads to narcissistic apathetic behaviour, and even as it is being villified as a personality disorder, a minority will happily select for it in their offspring to maintain a competitive edge over others.
It's baked in, advertising or not, is what I'm saying -- but also that despite the misinformation campaigns, those of us raised in the neoliberal creches do often wake up to see the better alternatives. People ultimately value peace and comfort, and if capitalism cannot provide that then people will naturally look elsewhere