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Hypothetical generosity is easy (lemmy.world)

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[–] Elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world 78 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Idk bro, I wouldn't give them one of my horses until I have at least another more to breed, either

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago

Exactly. No, you can't have my breeding pair, but you can definitely have one of the offspring.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Same with the cars lol

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You can find a dragon to help with that

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That is some grade-A old-Reddit shitposting and I approve of the reference.

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 6 points 1 week ago

Well, not just that….

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d-k96zKa_4w

Warning: It might not be a good day to have eyes (or ears)

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

You can rent out my car as a stud for yours.

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's not how communal ownership works.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Am I missing something? This never was about communal ownership but about generosity.

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

'comrade' seems to make it a dig at communism or sharing economies in general.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Well, he calls him that in one hypothetical scenario to emphasize how this feels like socialism in a very broad sense

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Why would there be communal ownership of personal goods? The stuff is alexi 's

[+] pimento64@sopuli.xyz -40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I get it: because it doesn't work.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 53 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

No it works great. We see co-ops all the time across the globe. Humans are a naturally cooperative species.

What clearly doesn’t work is private ownership as we can see from the current state of the world.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

I think a primary necessity for communal ownership is social accountability. The point at which it breaks down is when neglecting the common item becomes "someone elses problem" due to the group being sufficiently large.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yes but those in the coops have their own possessions. Certainly if you try to take away something as basic as the food they intend to eat themselves they are going to have limits.

A co op for managing the profits and work of a business makes great sense. But even hard core communists want their own pants and shoes and would be reluctant to give away thier own needs.

Obviously a deal communes drive towards is provide based on your ability, be provided to based on your needs.

I think the meme pushes on the perception of the individual of their "needs" (real or hypothetical)

Edit the point is the meme is all about personal possessions, to use the keywords of the replies.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

Congrats on recognizing that personal property is different, and isn't private property.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well yes we recognise the difference between personal and private property.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Weird almost duplicate replies

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 1 week ago

Eh I don't think there's any other way to talk about the concept in this context.

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago

It's worked for all of human history and works today all over the world. If your family aren't monsters you've not only experienced it but actively participated in it and if you're not a sociopath you should be doing it right now with your neighbors given that's how neighborhoods function.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Worked for about 100,000 years actually