‘It’s not immoral’: Why young people are shoplifting to protest capitalism (www.dazeddigital.com)

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With the popularity of hashtags like #shoplifters and #borrowingtips, young people are stealing goods as a way of fighting the system and the rising costs of living

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[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Are they protesting capitalism or just trying to survive? I suppose both would be true.

[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Survival is a protest of capitalism at this point.

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