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Graham Platner on how billionaires want you to own nothing and the need to build something new (files.catbox.moe)
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[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

They want us to die

[-] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

They want us enslaved.

[-] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Not yet. Not until they have a stable production chain of robots to replace workers across all fields. Until then, they need 'low skill' workers.

[-] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 3 days ago

Ah but there’s a slight problem with that. I don’t know if they know, but to get even richer, you need……. Customers…. Have they not realised this?

this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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