Yet no skills went into making this poster. No real artist. No real actors. No real plumbers. No real photographer. They say they care about skills but show that they don't.
Charity is only necessary because corporations like McDonald's exploit the working class. They pay us wages that are barely (or not) sufficient to keep us alive, then pocket the rest. All the billions the corporation makes is billions created by and stolen from the working class. Under a more equitable system based on mutual aid and in which the workers control the means of production, and own the fruits of their labor, charity as we know it would become unnecessary.
Socialism isn't a bigger minimum wage. Socialism is when the workers control the means of production and own the fruits of their labor.
Capitalist objections to socialism always end up being more of an indictment of capitalism than socialism. It's hilariously ironic.
What radicalized me? Basic empathy.
What are some alternatives?
That's the thing. It could be ANY city in the US. Car-dependent infrastructure kills local culture. It makes everywhere look like the same, ugly concrete jungle.