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[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 22 points 2 months ago

True. What the image should say is Capitalism is hell for autistic people. And non-autistic people. And all other people. Capitalism is really only not hell for those born wealthy.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

Yea, because non-free-markets don't require people to get along?

[-] darthelmet@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

No, but the difference is you don't have the threat of starvation and homelessness if you can't do it.

[-] cytokine0724@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Absolutely. Capitalism categorizes all people as 'useful' and 'useless', the former really being 'exploitably productive'.

Lots of folks with tons to offer the world are shunted off to the side because what they can offer isn't valued by capital. Either that, or their challenges are perceived as too substantial for the accumulationists to bother to see what accommodations could be made.

But why bother when humans-go-in-money-comes-out is the depth of all thinking and concern? It's not the company's job to care that people are starving three houses over! Why don't they just get a job—

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

because what they can offer isn't valued by capital

People categorize people as 'useful' and 'useless'. Hell, get down to Biology 101 and mate selection, animals select useful against useless. What do you have to offer?

"I'm having a heart attack! Help!"

"I'm a really nice guy that does wonderful paintings of the local pelicans!"

"Fuck off, I need a skilled physician and I'll pay anything right now!"

Yes, people get paid more or less dependent upon their use to society. Why would society support you if you have little, or nothing, to contribute? For those of us in first world countries, we're populous enough and technologically advanced enough to support a wide range of talents. Of course there are plenty of counter examples, but that's mainly how it goes in any given economic or governmental framework.

tl;dr: We're social animals with needs. Fulfill needs or GTFO. You don't have to like it, but you better understand it.